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

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victor basterra in the prison cell at ESMA
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
where he had been detained for four years
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
the ESAM is surrounded by a park
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
fernado ruben brodsky disappeared on the 14th of august 1979 at the age of 22
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today, there is no indication of this once being the torture chamber
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
victor basterra
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
the detainees where brought into the ESMA through these stairs
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
beto naya was one of the torturers
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
the former officers' casino which was situated directly above the torture rooms
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urban zintel photography — the photographer of the torture chamber
main entrance to the ESMA