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500 años de Tonatiuh | Architectural wall integration

Year

2025

Materials

Aluminum, brass, black quarry, blown glass, stained glass, obsidian & moonstone cabochons, Wixarika elements, crystal sphere, LED light

Dimensions

3.00 m (diameter)

The Geometry of Ancestral Mechanics Engineered as a site-specific architectural wall integration, 500 Años de Tonatiuh operates as a permanent portal where cosmic symbolism and advanced structural metallurgy converge. The installation is built upon an intricate, centralized matrix of custom cast and mirror-polished metals, mimicking a high-precision astronomical engine. This central hardware structure floats suspended over a radial contemporary stained glass background, framed entirely by an organic, dark hand-carved stone archway.

The system functions through a calculated chromatic gradient that transitions seamlessly from dense violet to sharp electric cyan. Rather than relying on static surfaces, the installation acts as a passive optical filter during the day, capturing environmental light to project shifting geometric shadows and atmospheric reflections into the room. At night, the integration remains structurally active, utilizing a modulated backlight layout that forces photons to refract through the glass modules, redefining the surrounding volume. While drawing thematic inspiration from historical solar cosmologies, the project rejects literal representation.

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