The title of this book reveals who is in front of the camera: Kathleen McCain Engman has been posing for her son Charlie since 2009. In "MOM," we face a woman we will never truly know: her intense gaze and freckled skin will soon become familiar to us, yet the roles she takes on in the images become increasingly unclear. Engman began depicting his mother because she was available and always willing to meet the demands of her children. What started as a natural occurrence evolved into an intense collaboration. The result is neither a family album nor a tribute to a mother, but a much deeper and more complex interaction. One that questions the limitations of familiarity, as well as the rules and boundaries surrounding role and representation, vulnerability and control. It also engages with the act of seeing and being seen.