Six-year photographic project captures daily life and stillness of aging gauchos for a unique rural portrait
Focus on private ranches and solitude offers insight into contemporary Chilean rural existence
Collective reflection on repetition, gesture, and the slow accumulation of time enhances thematic depth
Signed hardcover edition provides collectible value for art and photography enthusiasts
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Coirón is a long-form documentary project, photographed over six years in the Chilean region of Magallanes, following aging gauchos known as puesteros, who live and work alone for months at a time across vast private ranches. Their lives, often silent, are shaped by distance, physical labour, and long periods of solitude, on land they do
