Body Techniques (after Lean In, Valie Export, 1976) 2007

In this colour photograph the artist Carey Young is depicted lying on her front on a rectangular concrete block at the top of a set of newly constructed steps in a dusty construction site. Young’s upper body hangs over the corner of the block at a sharp right angle with her head tucked in tightly and her hands flat on the ground. Behind the white wooden fencing that curves around the building site stands a series of large beige-coloured towers with cranes visible on the right of the image. No other figures populate the scene, and the fact that Young wears a plain, dark grey business suit and high-heeled shoes only serves to emphasise the peculiarity of her pose in this setting.