THE ADVENTURES OF GUILLE AND BELINDA AND THE ENIGMATIC MEANING OF THEIR DREAMS 1998-2002 C-Print
SANGUINETTI, Alessandra
 

began photographing Guille and Belinda, ages nine and ten, while working on her series, "On the Sixth Day," in which she was focusing on the symbiotic relationship between the farmers, their animals, and the land. The girls live on these farmlands near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sanguinetti sought to portray the psychological and physical transformation of the girls as they matured into adults. Rather than document their lives in the rural environment, she focused on "the desires and dreams of their active imaginations." The artist and the girls formed an intimate relationship as she photographed them during their play time for over five years. Sanguinetti writes, "I have attempted to interpret the ending of their childhood by entering their imaginary paces. The time when their dreams, fantasies, and fears fuse seamlessly with real day-to-day life are ending, and the photographs I have made intend to crystalize this rapidly disappearing very personal and free space." The artist was a recipient of the 2000 Guggenheim Fellowship, and has had exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires; Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires; and Curutiba Art Biennial, Curutiba, Brazil. Sanguinetti currently lives and works in Buenos Aires and New York City. 2003.281