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Chilean Festival Fall 2015

Information to support the Fall Chilean festival.

Christian Formoso

CHRISTIAN FORMOSO  was born in 1971in Punta Arenas. He graduated in Education from the University of Magallanes. He has published , among other books of poetry: El Odio o la Ciudad Invertida(1997); Memorial del Padre Miedo (2000) y Estaciones cercanas al sueño/Los coros desterrados (Punta Arenas: Ediciones Universidad de Magallanes, 2003).

He has received, among other awards, the scholarship of Literary Creation of the National Book and Reading in 1999 , and the Literary Binational Prize Patagonia, versions 1998 and 2000. He has participated in national and international meetings of young poets, and is also involved in numerous initiatives for the dissemination of literature in the Magallanes Region. His poems appear in: Al Tiro, Panorama de la Nueva Poesía Chilena (Buenos Aires: Ediciones Vox, 2001) George Trakl. Homenaje desde Chile (Santiago: Editorial Universitaria, 2002), Antología de la Nueva Poesía Chilena (Santiago: Editorial Universitaria, 2003) y Cantares: Nuevas Voces de la Poesía Chilena(Santiago: Lom, 2004).

Isabel Cauas

From her artist statement:

“Since the beginning, my artwork has been related to the landscape, (with) the tree the main character. I build my images from small domains or fragmented shown micro worlds, these cuts take forms as windows where looking inside or from my interior is possible. Usually I use a monochrome palette. Many times these desolated landscapes are unfinished to invite the spectator to complete and wander them. Isabel Cauas was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1966, also this is where she lives and work. She works predominantly in the medium of printmaking, but also in drawing, painting and metalsmith.

 

Juan Ignacio Bello

Juan Ignacio Bello is a young filmmaker who has been making documentaries featuring environmental issues and alternative healing practices in contemporary Chile.

Image is a still from the environmental program Vetigios.