Messages to the Rural Dwellers. On the air in Patagonia for over 70 years.

«Messages to the Rural Dwellers» is undoubtedly the best photographic essay I have seen in a long time. An original ideaimpeccable editingand a construction of the message like no other. Only someone patient and observant like Jorge can find and combine these two key pieces to build the narrative. On one handthe messages from hundreds of Patagonian residents whoisolated from everythingconnect through the radio from ancient times. On the other handthe image that creates and recreates the living environment of the protagonists. Text and photography united in a unique dialogue in this book. Something that fascinates me about a photographic essay is when it makes you flyimagining one and a thousand possible worlds… This is what happens on every page of «Messages to the Rural Dwellers.» The text of these «messages » written in rudimentary Spanishand the portrayal of the characters thatfar from documenting a single moment (although they do)invite you to imagine their ways of lifetheir multiple possible storiestheir aspirationsdifficultiesand longings… A book to get to knowdeep into our distant Patagonia. Esteban Tapella.