Anne Zahalka
Born 1957, Sydney
Karo, Performer, 2009
type-C photograph
118.5cm x 83.5cm
RHS Abbott Bequest Fund, 2009
Image courtesy of the artist.
Photographer: Leon Schoots

Description: 

This carefully posed photograph shows a figure standing up against one corner of a boxing ring, only the ropes are visible, positioned against a dark background. They have short curly red hair and a lower lip piercing. The subject wears a bright red singlet bearing the words “PUNCH EQUIPMENT” in bold white lettering. Matching padded boxing gloves, predominantly red with white and black detailing, are raised and pressed together at chest level in a relaxed “ready” position.  

The portrait is from the waist up, the waistband of the boxing shorts is visible, featuring a wide white band with the “PUNCH” logo in black at the centre. The subject is spotlit from above, which also appears to pick up a trace of steam coming off the hair, gloves, and shoulders of the figure.

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