Recently, the late summer in Sydney has been drenched with rain, and amidst the damp, cooling weather, my mind often drifts back to the enchanting ten days I spent on Chiloé Island (Isla Grande de Chiloé) in the Chilean Lake District (Los Lagos).
Nestled between snow-capped mountains and a scattering of oceanic archipelagos, the summers in central-southern Chile are always refreshingly cool. During our brief stay on the island with an architectural and ecological research team, we embarked on various boat trips out to sea, spent a night at a bustling salmon farm, braved the rain to explore a secluded wine estate on a deserted island, and wandered through towns that time and modernity seemed to have forgotten.
Cell phone signals were often non-existent on the island, and this forced disconnection from the digital world allowed us to immerse ourselves more deeply in nature. We listened intently to the whispers of the plants and the air, and pondered the silent stories told by rusty swings and animal bones. It was a reminder that perhaps humans exist in a delicate balance between meaning and a greater, more profound significance.
📷P2-P4 Mechuque Islet
📷P5/P13 Senda Darwin Ecological Research Station
📷P6-10 Tenaún Town
📷P11-12 Castro, the capital of Chiloé Island
📷P14-15 Isla Lebe, the home of architect Guillermo Acuña
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