Gottfried Helnwein image cont.

Seeing the image zoomed out I now understand that it is not photoshopped. Instead of the man being tiny, the image of the girl is enlarged and hanging on the side of a building, which the man is actually climbing up. The image is actually documentary as it is a realistic picture of what was going on, rather than being artistically edited. The image of the girl does not include the man climbing over it, changing the meaning. Instead, the girl's face is the image. Knowing that the name of it is "The Last Girl" the image is actually about isolation and possibly hope for the future, as the girl appears to be quite young. Comparing the scale of the real man and the size of the building with the picture of the girl it is clear that it was very enlarged and takes up a lot of space. What is even more lonely is that there don't seem to be other pictures put up in the location. As for the actual image that is hung up, I think it is made of a strong but thin canvas due to the ripples in the material, which can be found closer to the top. Vertical lines can be seen which separate parts of the image, meaning that it was put up with multiple pieces of the material. The image is placed in an industrial setting, so many people walking in the area would be able to see it. Her expression includes wonder of the future and a melancholy look. Acting as "The Last Girl", these moods that she displays make sense for her situation.