photography: the balloon factory: esperanza_09

Workers watch as a fire burns a building in downtown Buenos Aires next to their biggest client. While the factory used to sell balloons in Argentina, Uruguay, and the United States, since becoming a cooperative they have struggled to sell even outside of the Buenos Aires province in recent years. Previous clients have said they worry about the legitimacy of the factory since it became a cooperative.

Workers watch as a fire burns a building in downtown Buenos Aires next to their biggest client. While the factory used to sell balloons in Argentina, Uruguay, and the United States, since becoming a cooperative they have struggled to sell even outside of the Buenos Aires province in recent years. Previous clients have said they worry about the legitimacy of the factory since it became a cooperative.