The body is absent.But what of the interior of the boot that contains the unique imprint of the person's foot and traces, not only of their bodily fluids & discarded skin cells, but also of their peculiar & rarified journey!
These boots were left near the moat at the National Gallery of Victoria in January, 2009.
My references for this image:
Christian Boltanski (France) installation work with discarded clothing
Joseph Beuys (German), performance & reference to animal origin of clothes
Domenico de Clario (Italian/Australian) performance/installation work with clothes
Meret Oppenheim (German), especially 'The Couple' 1956
Photo: Julie Clarke, 2009
Simon Park, University of Surrey said:
ReplyDelete'I like this a lot. And also their bacteria of course!