SnowIn Snow, Vanessa Winships latest monograph, we see that whats not entirely comprehended is far more compelling than what is well understood. Perhaps thats a truism, but its one that is rejuvenated and refreshed by each new and peculiar telling. This book is just such a revelation. The origins of Snow lie in a commission (this from an artist who very rarely works on assignment, although Winship says she often approaches things as if I have somehow been

South Central

like family photographs

at the Hayward Gallery in London

we too can experience the unbound pages

she sits before the camera with a shutter release in hand

It is known locally as Blackwater River for its slow moving waters that are like black glass

in the summer of 1991

and featuring previously unpublished photographs and archival materials

Graciela Iturbide formed part of the team of photographers who

Sisyphean to a T

and expression of the life force

mixing elements of social documentary