Rafael Goldchain is a well-respected Canadian photographer. He was born in 1953 of Polish-Jewish heritage in Santiago, Chile and educated in Jerusalem, Israel before moving to Toronto. He earned a Master of Fine Arts at York University (2000) and a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Photographic Studies at Ryerson University (1980).
Goldchain’s roots in Chile and México drew him to work in México and Central America in the 1980s and 1990s. This prolific period yielded works that enlisted portraiture and personal documentary to stage a vision-from-exile of diverse lands and cultures convulsed by conflict and rapid change.
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| Video Store, Puerto Rico, 1990 |
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| Paradise Diner, Mexico, 1985 |
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| Shoe Repair Store, Mexico, 1986 |
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| Barbershop "Godesses", Mexico,1986 |
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| Barbershop "Corner" Chiapas, Mexico, 1986 |
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| Bathroom Fixture Store, Santiago Tuxtla, Mexico, 1986 |
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| Taco Stand, Mexico, 1986 |
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| The Healer's Place, Chiapas, Mexico, 1986 |
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| Doña Esther's, Dominican Republic, 1990 |
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| Maskmaker's Workshop, Guatemala, 1986 |
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| Restaurant, Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico, 1987 |
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| Press Lounge, Esquipulas, Guatemala, 1987 |
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| The Healer's Place (TV), San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 1986 |
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| The Healer's Place (ladder), San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, 1986 |
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| Games Arcade, Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1986 |
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| A Young Man's Grave, Nicaragua, 1986 |
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| Doña Esther's (Mona Lisa), Dominican Republic, 1990 |
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| Classroom, León, Nicaragua |
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| Country Fair, Patzún, Guatemala, 1986 |
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| Doña Paula's Bedroom, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 1987 |
(All photos ©
Rafael Goldchain)
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