This is a mood board compiled of Alessandra Sanguinetti’s works.

Alessandra Sanguinetti is an American photographer born in New York City in 1968. Moving to Argentina at two years old. This connects to her main work ‘The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of their dreams’ where she documented two cousins Guillermina and Belinda across five years in Buenos Aires. Across the span of these five years, Sanguinetti documents these cousins throughout their childhood.

Her project ‘The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of their dreams’ was created through an organic process, meeting Guillermina and Belinda’s grandmother through her family’s farm and in their surrounding area. Sanguinetti knew the pair of cousins since they were around 4 years old. Her initial intention was to focus the subject matter upon animals on the farm, however this shifted in 1988 when she decided to include the girls in her image making upon discovery of a story within them. Though they are not family, this relationship of knowing someone for many years creates a sense of comfort. This allows Sanguinetti to capture these portraits naturally among the farm, which is their natural born home. She did not predict the nature of the project, not expecting it to develop into a series through time, emphasising the natural and organic nature of her work. Through reflection of her project, Sanguinetti realised the importance of having a larger perspective and being able to view the whole story.