After the clinical dismemberment of the shoe described in the previous entry, the reassembly was begun and is now complete.
Pictured below is the second incarnation of the second hand shoe, in the form of a Worry Doll.
This outcome was in direct response to the similarities between the form of the shoe, observed during the dissection, with the body of a living being. The decision to remodel the pieces into a humanoid form was made in an effort to highlight these same similarities.
The component parts have been rearranged, reconfigured in form and shape. The order of the materials however has been largely preserved. For example; the attractive 'Skin' of the shoe remains as the exterior of the Worry Doll. This skin has been stuffed with the materials found to be underneath during the disassembly process, E.g. the various layers of lining and padding etc.
The Worry Doll can be worn around the neck. The weight of the piece is substantial enough to drag upon the wearer causing a small measure of discomfort. This conveys to the wearer something of the struggle the artist has gone through to recreate the object. The smell emanating from the Doll is an unpleasant reminder of the stresses, worries and obligations we all deal with each day.
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