From the series "The High Tide". 2010
Alejandro Chaskielberg is an Argentinian photographer. He began his professional career doing photojournalist, however the lack of creativity in this kind of photography made him explore and look for other ways of combining documentary photography and fine Art. Through his work he explores the relationship between people and the water.
There is something magical and theatrical about these photographs that made me engaged with the images straight away. Are those photographs shooted at day time or at night time? The light in the pictures is so powerful, it almost feels like if there is a detonation of light in the background and the sky fills with different lights and colour tones as a result, like the Aurora Borealis. This effect it is believed to be achieved by the artist shooting at night with a full moon.
The images shows different people engaged in what they look quotidian jobs and other day-to-day representations. The people despite the effort they appear to be doing seems very relaxed and calm. This makes me question whether those actions are happening at a real time or are copied and repeated at a different time of the day, perhaps at night when everything is filled with silence? There are also photographs of people in which they appeared to be observing the river in a relaxed atmosphere, and makes me want to know more about the artist subject matter.
There is also a dreamlike effect to me in the distorted/blurry elements against the very defined ones, like if the images were just about to disappear and reappear again, quite mysterious actually.
Esteban Pastorino Diaz is an Argetinan photographer. In those series of photographs Esteban explores the buildings of the Argentinian architect Francisco Salamone during the 30's and 40's. Pastorino's work is also achieved by shooting at night.
The photographs shows a series of Art Deco buildings like slaughter houses, town halls and cemeteries. By shooting at night the photographer has created a sense of isolation, almost like if the building it is at the spot light to be admire or censured.
The buildings, of a majestic nature, are much like abandoned film sets of a horror film. There is no presence of human beings, which it makes me wonder what happened in those buildings 70 or 60 years ago, what kind of people worked there...
The architectural designs stems a sense of authority with it's big towers, religious sculptures, it is almost like a way of thinking, very strong and inaccessible.
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