Susan Aurinko, photographer and curator, has shown her work in solo exhibitions in France, Italy, India, as well as in the United States. Aurinko’s work appears on several book covers and four of her photographs are included in the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s permanentcollection. Many of her images hang in private collections across the world. “She plays to win. Her strength is her mind, her strategy self-knowledge. She understandsher beauty and is aware of its might, and thus, she has conquered. She holds the King like a secret. By revealing nothing she reveals all. She has stolen his position, and holds him lightly in the palm of her hand. Her wisdom is everything and her power, absolute.” —Susan Aurinko about “Check; The Queen’s Capture”