<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/db/6be9da5452d2eab5c4db986880b9f095.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Aline Myobi -</strong> <em>Moving on to the second piece (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/72/PtYbb8uHhmo7osvaBqMwF6hdo1_500.jpg)...</em></span></div><br/>Some openly raised their pamphlets to show their bid, others relied on the subtle hand motion. After about five minutes, the first piece (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d6/Imagem-2.jpg) was claimed by a man seated in the right wing of the audience - right in the middle of the sea of darkened faces - and Aline noted down that the gallery had just earned itself another $150.<br/><br/>There were times when the bid reached the thousands, but the photos were always purposely arranged so that the most popular were near the end. If things really weren't going well, some pieces wouldn't even sell. As the photo was removed from the stand, Aline murmured her thanks to the latest purchaser through the microphone before introducing the next. As she spoke, the second piece (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/72/PtYbb8uHhmo7osvaBqMwF6hdo1_500.jpg) was placed on the stand for all the see.<br/><br/>Another black and white photo, this one played with lighting and shadow as so many others lined up for the event. The woman sat with legs crossed at the knees, face tilted away from the camera as if gazing out the sheer curtains to the hidden scenery off camera. Dressed in a dark lace chemise, heeled sandals adorn her feet.<br/><br/>"Once again, beginning at $80..."<br/>