Just a small detail differentiates the “real” from the “magical”: the angle from which life is viewed. The island of Tierra del Fuego, the end of the world, has been traditionally understood as a physical and imagined space where reality is presented as a setting for spiritual forces. The thought associated with the place is transferred to the outer world and the images and contours of the island are projected by the senses of the mind throughout history.
The current setting of Tierra del Fuego is heterogeneous in terms of its origin, but it shares the same spirit of sacrifice and perseverance characteristic of its first inhabitants. A setting closely linked to the notions of isolation and renunciation. And it is precisely in this sense that this historical imaginary presents Tierra del Fuego as a limit-place, the last frontier of civilization, anchored at the southern tip of inhabitable land: the end of the world is the place where hostility and adventure configure their most common representations. And even in an age of globalization, the metaphor of “world’s end” persists and projects its quota of mystery.
Nicolas Janowski, Argentina
Will be shown as part of “An itinerary around Latin American Photography”, a talk by Claudi Carreras.
Chobi Mela IX International Festival of Photography in Bangladesh
February 3 to 16, 2017
Rd No. 8A
Dhaka 1209
Bangladesh
