Maillen Chile
21 images Created 18 Jan 2014
Our photographer in Chile Roberto Candia just set up and exhibition of his last and very rare essay. What is curious about it? First, he invited his father, Sergio, do work with him. Then they decided to portrait one of the last places almost without contact with the rest of the world, an isolated island of Southern Chile calle Maillen.
The name of Maillen Island comes from Huilliche Indian, meaning young lady, reminding a legend of a lady brought to the place by Dutch pirates who found a refugee in this remote place.
The island is located in the Southern region of Chile , 45 minutes from Puerto Montt city by boat, the only link with the rest of the world. The island , unknown for most Chileans, has about 1,000 inhabitants who make a a living basically from agriculture, fisheries and some minor scale cattle breading.
Dweller are mostly elder people. Youngs preffer to look for some better luck elsewhere.
Maillen has no doctors, no police either. The only authority is man designed as Sea Mayor.
Roberto made this astonishing essay with support of Chile arts institute, Fondart.
The name of Maillen Island comes from Huilliche Indian, meaning young lady, reminding a legend of a lady brought to the place by Dutch pirates who found a refugee in this remote place.
The island is located in the Southern region of Chile , 45 minutes from Puerto Montt city by boat, the only link with the rest of the world. The island , unknown for most Chileans, has about 1,000 inhabitants who make a a living basically from agriculture, fisheries and some minor scale cattle breading.
Dweller are mostly elder people. Youngs preffer to look for some better luck elsewhere.
Maillen has no doctors, no police either. The only authority is man designed as Sea Mayor.
Roberto made this astonishing essay with support of Chile arts institute, Fondart.
