Chas Chas

  • Dates
    2018 - 2019
  • Author
  • Topics Portrait, Contemporary Issues, Documentary
  • Location Buenos Aires, Argentina

After "Zurumbático", "Chas Chas”, is the second part of a collection of fantasies, mysteries and magical stories of the Latin American continent.

30 years ago, I came across a story in the form of a comic called "Parque Chas", dedicated to a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The comic reveals, in several chapters, the adventures of a writer who was told by someone that fantastic and extraordinary things happen there. Where wonderful magical people live.

The reason that "out of the ordinary" things can take place, is because the center of the neighbourhood was planned and constructed as a spider's web or a labyrinth.

That's why the “Chas-chasians” say that if you enter into that concentric form, you may never leave and magical things can happen to you. Essentially, in Parque Chas everything is possible.

All those years later, I decided to travel thousands of kilo-meters to see for myself.

But what really led me to travel there was to discover if the following saying was true: "Everything you ever lost in your life, exists in Parque Chas".

And yes, I found it.

The project "Chas Chas" is an intangible exploration of the intricate myths and amazing lives of a neighbourhood. Images, documents, drawings and magic create a world where imagination has no limits. And where whoever was lost, will be found.

Welcome.

© Luis Cobelo - The sea Behind a boarded wall, a window, around the corner. Do you know what magic is?
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The sea Behind a boarded wall, a window, around the corner. Do you know what magic is?

© Luis Cobelo - The map and the explorerLito, the explorer, have a artifact to move in the neigborhood
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The map and the explorer Lito, the explorer, have a artifact to move in the neigborhood

© Luis Cobelo - The strange placeWhere you can find the book of the truth
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The strange place Where you can find the book of the truth

© Luis Cobelo - The countryArgentina is a musical word that sails in turbelents waters.
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The country Argentina is a musical word that sails in turbelents waters.

© Luis Cobelo - The eyeWho can see everything.
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The eye Who can see everything.

© Luis Cobelo - The treeChristmas spirit is alway available for hire.
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The tree Christmas spirit is alway available for hire.

© Luis Cobelo - The GrandmaThat came to die.
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The Grandma That came to die.

© Luis Cobelo - Image from the Chas Chas photography project
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The elf The elf of Chas is always messing up the house things of the people of the neighborhood and makes sculptures that he leaves in front of their homes.

© Luis Cobelo - The LThe Card always win.
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The L The Card always win.

© Luis Cobelo - The crazyJorge is the soccer coach and also a magician. Isn´t great?
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The crazy Jorge is the soccer coach and also a magician. Isn´t great?

© Luis Cobelo - The begginingIs good to have imaginary friends.
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The beggining Is good to have imaginary friends.

© Luis Cobelo - The heatElisa is a spider who never pretends to be a spider in the labyrinth
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The heat Elisa is a spider who never pretends to be a spider in the labyrinth

© Luis Cobelo - Image from the Chas Chas photography project
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The elf ( again) The elf of Chas is always messing up the house things of the people of the neighborhood and makes sculptures that he leaves in front of their homes

© Luis Cobelo - The cutThe totally balls cut.
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The cut The totally balls cut.

© Luis Cobelo - The punksThey are the punks of Chas.
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The punks They are the punks of Chas.

© Luis Cobelo - The sisterI lost my sister Pilar in the way of life. Only to find her living in Parque Chas
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The sister I lost my sister Pilar in the way of life. Only to find her living in Parque Chas

© Luis Cobelo - The bad and the goodWhat´s up? everything bad, really? everything good.
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The bad and the good What´s up? everything bad, really? everything good.

© Luis Cobelo - The presidentMiguel ran away to save his life and returned when life could be lived.
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The president Miguel ran away to save his life and returned when life could be lived.

© Luis Cobelo - The fake ballThere is a device to discover moods and the women earned less, always.
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The fake ball There is a device to discover moods and the women earned less, always.

© Luis Cobelo - The satellitesAround the Chas Love universe.
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The satellites Around the Chas Love universe.

© Luis Cobelo - The heroinLea discovered that art can change people´s lives. So, she enchanted everyone on the streets.
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The heroin Lea discovered that art can change people´s lives. So, she enchanted everyone on the streets.

© Luis Cobelo - The ballbreakerDon´t mess with Mabel because she will break your balls.
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The ballbreaker Don´t mess with Mabel because she will break your balls.

© Luis Cobelo - The woundSome scars leave deep loves.
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The wound Some scars leave deep loves.

© Luis Cobelo - The peach and the heartI left my burning heart behind, and a smashed peach. They are both bloody juicy.
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The peach and the heart I left my burning heart behind, and a smashed peach. They are both bloody juicy.

© Luis Cobelo - Image from the Chas Chas photography project
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The death The dead machine shows me the day and the way in wich I will die. I won´t tell you The fake Somethings are better to believe.

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