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MAREA's photographic archive was structured along a journey through the approximately 9,000km of Chile's coastal territory. Subsequently, work has been carried out on the creation of different devices to exhibit the archive and generate different narratives, such as exhibitions and photobooks.

MAREA is based on a photographic archive assembled during a five-month journey along Chile's entire coastline, from the Peruvian border to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego. Since then, we've been working on developing various ways to exhibit this archive and tell different stories depending on the context. So far, we've produced two exhibitions, one at the Museum of Contemporary Art and another at the Maritime National Museum, located in Santiago and Valparaíso, respectively. Currently, we're in the process of creating a printed photobook.

Below is a timeline of key events since the project began in 2020.

2020
- march
  
  Bruno Giliberto conceives the project and begins research.
- september
  
  Mónica Salinero joins the team as curator.
- 12.10.20
  
  Project submitted for a National Fondart grant.
2021
- 05.03.21
  
  Initial Fondart grant application unsuccessful.
- 25.08.21
  
  Grant awarded following a reevaluation (Resolution 2357).
- 06.09.21
  
  Agreement signed with the Ministry of Culture.
- 30.12.21
  
  Research phase begins as outlined in the grant agreement.
2022
- jan - oct
  
  Ongoing research.
- december
  
  Van conversion for the journey.
2023
- january
  
  Continued Van conversion.
- 01.02.23
  
  Journey begins.
- 08.02.23
  
  Arrival at Faro Concordia, the northernmost point of the journey.
- 29.05.23
  
  Landing at Cape Horn, the southernmost point.
- 25.06.23
  
  Journey concludes in Caleta el Membrillo, Valparaíso, coinciding with the San Pedro festival.
- jul - sept
  
  Manual film developing and scanning in Berlin, Germany.
- october
  
  Image selection for the solo exhibition.
- 03.11.23
  
  Solo exhibition opening at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile.
2024
- 21.01.24
  
  Solo exhibition finissage at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
- 26.01.24
  
  Solo exhibition opening at the Maritime National Museum, Valparaíso, Chile.
- 08.05.24
  
  Solo exhibition finissage at the Maritime National Museum.
- 01.08.24
  
  Photobook creation process begins.