This an ongoing project I started years ago after watching a friend who was a modern dancer unwrap her feet after a full day of rehearsal. Crushed, blackened and floor burned, they were amazing. A dancer's body is their brush, palette and canvas all in one. Their feet bear the brunt of the exertion their art requires and become art objects themselves.
I should be clear here. This isn't a fetish thing. I have no particular love for feet. At least not in any capacity that extends beyond being the instruments of an art form that I truly enjoy and have absolutely no facility for whatsoever.These are the most recent images I've made, courtesy of the fabulous people at Sleep No More (and friends). I'm still looking for more dancers to photograph so if you'd like to get involved please feel free to get in touch!
adam (at) adamcourtney (dot) net
And since I do love polaroids, back when they went out of business I bought a dozen packs which I have been hording for just the proper occasion. Here was a solid occasion.
