Alessandra Sanguinetti
author · photographer
Alessandra Sanguinetti is an American photographer known for her lyrical and softly-drawn imagery that explores themes of memory, place, and psychological transitions. Born in New York City in 1968, she moved to Argentina at age two and lived there until 2003. She studied anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires before pursuing photography studies at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. Sanguinetti became a member of Magnum Photos in 2007. Her notable works include 'The Adventures of Guille and Belinda' (a long-term documentary project), 'On the Sixth Day' (exploring farm life in Argentina), and 'Some Say Ice'. She has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Hasselblad Foundation grant.[1,2,3]
Themes
- memory
- place
- psychological transitions
- rural life
- human-animal relationships
Books
Works by Alessandra Sanguinetti
- The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of their dreams 2010 · Nazraeli Press · book · English ISBN 978-1590052693
- On the Sixth Day 2005 · Nazraeli Press · book · English ISBN 978-1590050705
- Sorry Welcome 2013 · TBW · book · English Subscription Series #4, Book #2. Edition of 1500.
- Le gendarme sur la colline 2016 · Aperture and Fondation de l'entreprise Hermès · book · French
- The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer 2020 · Mack · book · English ISBN 978-1-912339-97-6
- Some Say Ice 2022 · Mack · book · English ISBN 978-1-913620-71-4
Exhibitions
- 2008 The Life that Came Yossi Milo Gallery, New York solo
- 2017 Le Gendarme Sur La Colline: Photographs by Alessandra Sanguinetti Aperture Gallery, New York solo
- 2018 This Land Pier 24, San Francisco group
- 2022 Close Enough: New Perspectives from 12 Women Photographers of Magnum International Center of Photography, New York group
Awards
- 2001 Hasselblad Foundation Grant
- 2007 MacDowell Fellowship MacDowell
- 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- 2009 Robert Gardner Fellowship Harvard Peabody Museum
- 2009 Photography Grant National Geographic

