Personal Project, 2010
In 1975 Bruce Chatwin wrote in his travel novel „In Patagonia“ that Ushuaia is a childless city with residents who cast unfriendly glances at strangers. Today you find a different picture. Shortly after Chatwin’s visit, a free trade zone was established that initiated a fast urban development. Whereas in 1975, 7000 people were living in Ushuaia, today it is nearly 60.000. Most of them are young families coming from the North of Argentina looking for work. These young people were the reason why I traveled to the world’s most southern city: I wanted to find out what it is like to be young while living at the end of the world.