100 boots

 

The book 100 BOOTS and accompanying exhibition is a collection of 51 photographs by photographer Eleanor Antin. She photographed 100 black wellington boots across the United states. Each image in a different location. the boots normally in pairs suggest marching or a single line of people walking, it gives almost this impression of someone being there, but not quite. The locations range from normal street views, to inside an art gallery. The fact that even just by placing the boots there suggests more then just a pair of boots putt there, but can suggest that it is doing something, for example looking at something, or waiting for somthing. All the images are black and white, and in the book is just accompanied by the text '100 boots...' and then stating what theboots are doing, making them appear far more animated then a simple inanimate object. After looking this during our book project in year one, when thinking of the idea of the shoes on the table superstition it did automatically make me think back and get drawn back to these images. They are just cute and rather entertaining images following around the story of these 'wandering boots.' It makes me think, what kind of story do i want to create with my images?