Laberinto

Twenty years ago, an alternative couple created a labyrinth in utmost secrecy in the mountains of Patagonia, the southern tip of South America, in an area destroyed by forest fires. Alejandro Chaskielberg discovered the maze while on a camping trip and was spellbound: losing a sense of direction, everyone who walked through the labyrinth seemed to become enchanted, forgetting the world outside and becoming acquainted with their soul. Chaskielberg used this notion as a metaphor for the whole of Patagonia, which he sees as one big labyrinth. In LABERINTO, he portrays the magic and mystery of the landscapes and inhabitants of Patagonia by blending landscape art, night photography and portrait photography. He asked people from local communities to take part in cinematographic scenarios, painting trees and paths, and using torches to create various landscape artworks which he subsequently captured on camera.