Atras del muro

To live with your back against the wall. Men and women humiliated by life, eaten alive by drugs, never giving up. They know they are being tracked by police, hunted by paramilitaries and, above all, haunted by the agony that comes. However in the Cartucho, the Kingdom of elementary forces, something stronger arises; a powerful will to exist and survive through these trials to the end. Some smile when facing the lens, knowing that nothing makes sense. One after the other, lined up according to the photographer’s instructions, they emerge from luminous backgrounds, intensifying shapes and colors. By accepting the photographers invitation, the outcasts show a pride and lucidity that can’t be found anywhere, except in despair.