This piece of fine art was photographed by Lauren Greenfield. Lauren has focused her work on the 'girl culture', photographing the experiences and negative aspects of a girl's life. Her work show the ironic and emotional effects of some sort of obsession as they are lived by real people. By doing this, she is able to give form and voice to individual identity and experience. This picture in particular is called "Polly" and shows a young lady in an institution for girls who are underweight as a result of starving themselves. As shown above, the picture was taken at a low angle; this was done to highlight the fact that the subject has climbed up the sink to reach the ventilator, showing the height of her climb. It is also clearer for the viewer to see the subject's face clearly and not have it hidden from them - they can connect with the subject and understand more about what she's going through. The viewer can see that she is desperate for a cigarette and will go to any measure in order to have one. From this, it can be implied that it has been a long time since she last had a cigarette. Moreover, due to the fact that she is smoking near the ventilator, it can suggest that smoking is prohibited and that she is going against the rules. Overall, it can be argued that this picture was taken by Lauren Greenfield in order to emphasise the struggles girls go through to get over an obsession and how temptations are always there - it's a matter of whether they choose to accept the temptation or not.
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