The original picture shows a completely dry land, which used to be a pasture that once fed 250 cattle. We can also see the land owner’s daughter turning away and covering her face from that disconcerting, disheartening and desolate scenario. A long drought turned this ranch to dust, and with nothing left to support his family, the owner of this land now grazes livestock 400 miles away.
In the remix I tried to imagine the way the land used to look before the drought and represent that through a dream the little girl perhaps could have had. In the dream the girl instead of turning away from the pastures, she is running towards them. She is not worried or sad anymore. She is ready to play with the soil, the animals and trees. She is thankful she can freely run among the meadows and have again the opportunity to enjoy and be part of that beautiful green land.
Yeni Vega.
Picture by Amy Toensing
National Geographic 2010 p. 21
