​After six years of fieldwork in the southernmost reaches of Chilean Patagonia, we are proud to present Pie Aerts debut monograph, COIRÓN.

​To celebrate the launch of this new book, Pie & GOST Books have put together Pie's first-ever Solo Exhibition.

​For 3 days only, 26 large-scale works from the project will be on display at Galla Studios. There will be plenty of books in the gallery and Pie will be there throughout the weekend to share the stories behind the photographs, walk you through the exhibition in person, and sign copies of the book.

​September 11, 12 & 13, 2026

​Each day 10am-10pm

​Galla Studios, Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat 27, Amsterdam

​Open to all visitors , simply walk in (no RSVP needed)

​​The project

​COIRON is a long-form documentary project, photographed over six years in the Chilean region of Magallanes, following aging gauchos known as puesteros, who live and work alone for months at a time across vast private ranches. Their lives, often silent, are shaped by distance, physical labour, and long periods of solitude, on land they do not own and with little security once their body begins to fail. This new body of photographic work follows their daily labour and stillness, offering a collective reflection on rural life in contemporary Chile, where meaning emerges through repetition, gesture, and the slow accumulation of time.

​​Biography

​Pie Aerts (b. 1985) is a Dutch photographer based in Haarlem. His work examines and questions the intricate and often melancholic relationship between people and place, in an attempt to explain why we seem increasingly disconnected from each other, ourselves, and the environment that sustains us. By offering nuanced and personal perspectives on memory, longing and human resilience, he explores how cultural identity is deeply intertwined with the natural landscapes we inhabit. In doing so, he consistently chooses to prioritize hope over despair.

​In collaboration with GOST Books and Theprintspace.