Whispers of the Skin
Opening: June 14, 2025 | Mundo Arte Gallery, North Miami
Curated by Shirley Moreira
Presented in collaboration with the Círculo del Arte Erótico Latinoamericano
As part of Pride Month, Whispers of the Skin opens at Mundo Arte Gallery on June 14, 2025, offering a striking visual journey into the male body as a site of emotion, memory, and transformation. Curated by Shirley Moreira, the exhibition features photography, sculpture, installation, and mixed media works that invite the viewer to consider the body not as object, but as language—fragile, expressive, and deeply human.
This group exhibition brings together artists from across Latin America and its diaspora, all members or affiliates of the Círculo del Arte Erótico Latinoamericano, a collective that reclaims eroticism as a legitimate terrain of artistic exploration. From the poetic and symbolic imagery of Jonathan Arriagada and Marco Caridad, to the theatrical and performative presence in the works of Misael Carpio and Dill Rodrigo, each artist contributes a distinct perspective on masculinity, intimacy, and queer identity.
Other featured artists include Mauricio Laing Sáenz, whose photographs merge nude bodies with natural and architectural landscapes; Oscar Milano, a veteran artist and founder of the Erotic Art Circle; Sebastián Prado, who frames the male body as landscape through a painterly and cinematic lens; and Martín Toyé, known for his raw, unidealized portraits of everyday men.
The sculptural and spatial elements of the exhibition are expanded by Erlen Zerpa, whose kinetic-influenced forms explore movement and presence, and by Teresa Cabello, whose work Swimmers (2016) is presented as a delicate yet powerful installation in resin and enamel, evoking fluidity, sensuality, and immersion.
Together, these artists dismantle stereotypical depictions of the male form and offer new, often intimate narratives that foreground emotion, sensuality, and self-discovery.
Whispers of the Skin will remain on view through July 20, 2025, at Mundo Arte Gallery in North Miami. Admission is free and open to the public.
