Pieter Hugo, Photographer, Cape Town

Description

An East Asian woman stands squarely centered in a full-length portrait, dressed in a long, dark brown distressed leather trench coat over a collared cream shirt. She wears dark lipstick and her dark hair is slicked back, accessorized with geometric earrings. In her right hand she holds the base of a vintage corded office telephone, while her left hand loosely grasps the receiver, with the coiled cord draping down across her coat. She completes the look with black pointed-toe stiletto heeled mules. The subject is posed against a minimalist studio background featuring a light-toned vertical panel and a dark carpeted floor, under soft, even lighting.