Urban Zintel / Photographer

sz magazine
the photographer of the torture chamber
 
2008

30 years ago, the argentine military dictatorship tortured thousands of regime opponents -
among them victor basterra.
he managed to smuggle pictures of perpetrators & victims out of detention.
some of them are the only evidence for the detention of certain prisoners by the military.

© zintel / fuessenich
 
01

victor basterra in the prison cell at ESMA
 
02

where he had been detained for four years
03

the ESAM is surrounded by a park
 
04

fernado ruben brodsky disappeared on the 14th of august 1979 at the age of 22
 
05

today, there is no indication of this once being the torture chamber
06

victor basterra
 
07

the detainees where brought into the ESMA through these stairs
 
08

beto naya was one of the torturers
09

the former officers' casino which was situated directly above the torture rooms
 
10

main entrance to the ESMA
about

2009
since september 09 based in berlin, germany

2003 - 2009
working, based in munich, germany

1999 - 2002
munich school of photography, graduation
freelance assistant

1996 - 1998
photography apprenticeship in passau, germany

1980
born in passau, germany
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