Private Story
Encarnadora
Andrea trabaja desde hace 8 años como encarnadora en Caleta Portales, una caleta de pescadores artesanales ubicada en Valparaíso, Chile. Su labor consiste en desenredar y limpiar los anzuelos que les entregan los pescadores tras la jornada de pesca y volver a encarnarlos con sardinas para la siguiente jornada. Andrea vive con sus dos hijas y sus dos nietos y es la sostenedora de la familia.
Este trabajo pretende dar visibilidad a la figura de la mujer en la pesca, un mundo tradicionalmente masculino, a través de un retrato cotidiano en el lugar de trabajo.
Andrea has been working for 8 years cleaning hooks in Caleta Portales, a place of artisanal fishermen located in Valparaíso, Chile. Their job is to untangle and clean the hooks that fishermen give them after the fishing day and prepare them with sardines for the next day. Andrea is the one who supports her family, where she lives with her two daughters and her two grandchildren.
This work aims to give visibility to the figure of women in fishing, a traditionally masculine world, through a daily portrait in the workplace.
This work aims to give visibility to the figure of women in fishing, a traditionally masculine world, through a daily portrait in the workplace.