"In two different pictures hanging on opposite walls of the gallery, women stare earnestly at the camera, one smiling, one frowning, both less interested in the opportunity to perform than with the chance to be seen. Their elegiac expressions reveal a lack of any pretense, just an attempt to make a direct connection with the camera. Were they yearning to be seen? Could they know their likenesses would hang on a gallery wall, 10 years later? Or were they imploring Hugo for something — something more than a picture?"