Phoenix Center for the Arts
It all begins with an idea.
Mikiztli comes from Nahuatl and means death, understood not merely as an end but as transformation and continuity. In ancestral cosmovision, it is a sacred sign that connects with the cycles of life, memory, and rebirth.
“Mikiztli: Transformation and Rebirth”
Upcoming Exhibition: Collided Emotions | Mikiztli: Transformation and Rebirth — Phoenix Center for the Arts
This October and November, Esteban Barrón will present a new chapter of his ongoing series Collided Emotions / Emociones colisionadas at the Phoenix Center for the Arts.
Rooted in the expressive intensity of human emotion, this exhibition takes on a special resonance during the season of Día de los Muertos. Through vibrant color, layered textures, and hauntingly intimate forms, Barrón’s works reflect on memory, loss, and the profound dialogue between the living and those who came before us.
The exhibition bridges personal expression and collective tradition, honoring the cultural heritage of Día de los Muertos while inviting viewers to confront their own inner landscapes of grief, remembrance, and renewal.
By weaving together contemporary expressionism with ancestral echoes, Collided Emotions becomes not only an exploration of emotional fracture and resilience but also a celebration of continuity, identity, and the unseen bonds that unite us across time.
Exhibition Dates: October – November 2025
Venue: Phoenix Center for the Arts
Skyline Lofts Gallery
It all begins with an idea.
Mikiztli comes from Nahuatl and means death, understood not merely as an end but as transformation and continuity. In ancestral cosmovision, it is a sacred sign that connects with the cycles of life, memory, and rebirth.
“Collided Emotions”
This exhibition is born from the silence imposed by fear.
From the scream that cannot come out.
From the loss that has yet to find comfort.Collided Emotions is a body of work that is deeply personal—and deeply collective. Esteban Barrón turns painting into an
emotional refuge, a space where trauma, grief, and the echoes of violence are rendered through faces, gestures, and
fragmented bodies.
These works are not meant to be beautiful—they are meant to be honest. They do not aim to please, but to endure.
Here, emotions are not tamed: they scream, shake, distort, dissolve, or harden. Each face holds the emotional weight of
what was witnessed, suffered, or taken. There is rage, fear, mourning... but also truth, empathy, and humanity.
In a reality where speaking out can cost your life, Barrón paints as an act of survival, memory, and emotional resistance.
Each painting says: “Something happened here. We are still feeling.”
