Immovable

Immovable consists of a pair of shoes with a towering sculptural sole. Constructed out of stacked wood and foam, concealed with putty and a brutalist cement finish, the shoe stands monolithically upright and renders it impossible to walk in them.

This design aims to entrap and interrupt the ease with which we move, offering a slower experience of time and the ‘self’ in a society fixated on speed and progression. Only signifying its own failure, the shoes function as a symbolic sculpture that encourages reconsideration on the pace of our modern lifestyle.

Presented at SHOPHOUSE 5 as part of Untapped Discovery (2017), organised by the Visual Arts Development Association Singapore; Apriary Studios as part of Modern Panic VIII (2017), organised by Guerrilla Zoo, London.