Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - Juan, a silent, calm and observant prisoner who dreams of freedom but he has already forgotten...
Juan, a silent, calm and observant prisoner who dreams of freedom but he has already forgotten what it means
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - On visiting days, family and friends of the prisoners enter the Playa Ancha prison.  En los...
On visiting days, family and friends of the prisoners enter the Playa Ancha prison.

En los días de visita familiares y amigos de los presos hacen el ingreso a la carcel de playa ancha.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - Franco helps his partner put on the VR Headset.
Franco helps his partner put on the VR Headset.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - Jesús is a prisoner who is part of the workshop in which virtual reality elements are...
Jesús is a prisoner who is part of the workshop in which virtual reality elements are incorporated. He today he returns to see his home after five years.

Jesús es un interno que forma parte del taller en el que se incorporan elementos de realidad virtual. Hoy vuelve a ver su hogar despues de cinco años.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - The prison gym, the inmates organize and "decorate" to receive their loved ones.
The prison gym, the inmates organize and "decorate" to receive their loved ones.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - Franco, shocked after his experience with the VR Headset. He was able to see his son.
Franco, shocked after his experience with the VR Headset. He was able to see his son.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - Between the walls and the barbed wire, Juan talks with another prisoner.  Entre los muros y la...
Between the walls and the barbed wire, Juan talks with another prisoner.

Entre los muros y la alambrada Juan conversa con otro interno.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - For the first time Juan sees through the VR headset.  Por primera vez Juan ve a traves del VR...
For the first time Juan sees through the VR headset.

Por primera vez Juan ve a traves del VR headset.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - A sculpture of Jesus made by inmates stands in a small clearing of light between the walls of the...
A sculpture of Jesus made by inmates stands in a small clearing of light between the walls of the different prison pavilions.
Grid Nº5/Reja Nº5 - A hopeless inmate has learned that his 12-year-old son has started using drugs.  Un...
A hopeless inmate has learned that his 12-year-old son has started using drugs.

Un desesperanzado interno se ha enterado que su hijo de 12 años a comenzado a consumir drogas.
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From the first steps you feel a rarefied atmosphere, the geometry of the place and the height of its walls adorned by barbed wire are blurred by a cloudy morning that makes my wandering in the place closer to some Soviet state than to Playa Ancha (Chile).
We crossed different security fences and climbed endless stairs. From the pavilions shouts are heard demanding better treatment, threats to the air and requests that merge into a cacophony that loses definition before reaching me. Suddenly and from between the concrete walls a small fissure emerges, an island. Inside, a group of prisoners prepare to start the documentary film and virtual reality workshop, which will transport them outside for a moment.



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Desde los primeros pasos se siente un ambiente enrarecido, la geometría del lugar y la altura de sus murallones adornados por alambres de púa son difuminados por una mañana nublada que hace que mi deambular en el lugar sea más próximo a algún estado soviético que a playa Ancha (Chile).
Cruzamos distintas vallas de seguridad y subimos un sin fin de escaleras. Desde los pabellones se escuchan gritos demandando mejor trato, amenazas al aire y pedidos que se funden en una cacofonía que pierde definición antes de alcanzarme. De pronto y de entre los muros de concreto emerge una pequeña fisura, una isla. En su interior un grupo de internos se preparan para iniciar el taller de cine documental y realidad virtual que los transportará por un momento al exterior.

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Adolfo Mesías
Photographer/cinematographer based in Santiago de Chile
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Updated May 2022
Location Valparaiso
Topics Black and White, Documentary, Latin America, Photography, Portrait, Portraiture, Prison
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