Colorful Photos Of The Latin America’s Interiors From The 1980s And 1990s

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

Paradise Diner, Mexico, 1985

Shoe Repair Store, Mexico, 1986

Barbershop “Godesses”, Mexico,1986

Barbershop “Corner” Chiapas, Mexico, 1986

Bathroom Fixture Store, Santiago Tuxtla, Mexico, 1986

Taco Stand, Mexico, 1986

The Healer’s Place, Chiapas, Mexico, 1986

Doña Esther’s, Dominican Republic, 1990

Maskmaker’s Workshop, Guatemala, 1986

Restaurant, Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico, 1987

Press Lounge, Esquipulas, Guatemala, 1987

The Healer’s Place (TV), San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 1986

The Healer’s Place (ladder), San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, 1986

Games Arcade, Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1986

A Young Man’s Grave, Nicaragua, 1986

Doña Esther’s (Mona Lisa), Dominican Republic, 1990

Classroom, León, Nicaragua

Country Fair, Patzún, Guatemala, 1986

Doña Paula’s Bedroom, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 1987