ANNA GASKELL: her photographs remind me of a book that my mother had when i was little from the early 1900's about a group of "snow people" who lured a small girl out into the cold, and after playing with her, they left her to fall asleep in the snow and eventually die. these photographs are like pictures from a story, with missing words, except the words are not needed in this case. these portraits, almost always involving children are delicate, vulnerable and spooky, and i can't help but be drawn to them. my favorite of her work is the catalogue for the show "half life".