Fine Print: Possum. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998 Abstract

Fine Print: Possum. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998 AbstractFor more than two decades, Alessandra Sanguinetti has been photographing the lives of Guillermina and Belinda, two cousins living in rural Argentina, as they move through childhood and youth toward womanhood. Sanguinettis images portray a childhood that is both familiar and exceptional. The farmlands of western Buenos Aires province are a particular mix of the modern and traditional, where life is lived in consonance with animals and rugged

That’s why they had the quizzical faces

Condition: Overall yellowing due to age

” where one-third of the population lives in poverty — he knew what his next project had to be

and Alfred Willimann (1900–1957) who encouraged the young artist to employ extreme precision in his technique and composition

Thank you for having taken me for what I am and as one of yours

whose paths she crossed upon her wanderings

It is beautifully printed in quad tones on 130lb premium cover paper with a spot varnish applied

as well as quieter

The scene feels slightly surreal

in a plane crash

Deciding to call new elections a year later

According to the LIFE caption