Adolfo Mesías

Photographer/cinematographer
   
The silent and lonely death in the avocado valley
Location: Santiago de Chile
Nationality: CHILE
Biography: Coming soon...
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The silent and lonely death in the avocado valley
Copyright Adolfo Mesías 2024
Updated Apr 2022
Topics Black and White, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Community, Documentary, Latin America, Personal Projects, Photography, Portrait, Portraiture, Social Justice, Water
I have been told stories in which the Virgin has fallen into a dream saving a dying devotee. I wonder what will become of her now; how are her grandchildren and if they have gone to the funeral of their once resurrected grandmother.I imagine the birds flying over the animals that died of thirst and their owners by suicide.I feel the dry earth penetrating my eyes.I have heard stories from the valley and I have seen the water run again between stones thirsty for justice.I have crossed empty bridgesI have seen hope standing.
Petorca (Valparaiso region) is the epicenter and place of reference for the water crisis that Chile is surviving. Between the theft of water for the mainly agricultural industry (avocado crops) and the lack of rain, this small town wanders between life and death and leaving is not an option in all cases.

Me han contado historias en que la Virgen se ha dejado caer en sueños salvando a una moribunda devota. Me pregunto que será de ella ahora; cómo estarán sus nietos y si habrán ido al funeral de su otrora resucitada abuela.
Imagino las aves volar sobre los animales  que murieron de sed y sus dueños de suicidio.
Siento la tierra seca penetrando en mis ojos.
He escuchado historias del valle y he visto el agua volver a correr entre piedras sedientas de justicia.
He cruzado puentes vacíos,
He visto la esperanza en pie.

Petorca (región de Valparaiso), es el epicentro y lugar de referencia para la crisis hídrica a la que sobrevive Chile. Entre robos de agua para la industria agrícola (cultivos de paltas) y la escasez de lluvias este pequeño poblado deambula entre la vida y la muerte y no en todos los casos irse  es una opción.


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