Stage proposé par Andrzej SZKANDERA, à London

Descriptif du stage:

GOOD STEPS TO A NEW YEAR.
A multiple-arch system, much like the multiple vaults of the medieval vault ceiling, enables the foot to support the considerable weight of the body.
“Sometimes we acknowledge that a part of our body is ugly, but we don’t take it seriously if we can hide it and if it isn’t a source of persistent pain. The foot is an excellent example. Françoise Mézières talks about “those hideous pestles that Occidentals call feet.” She adds: “You can not preserve the foot’s perfect morphology when you wear shoes that constrain it instead of protecting it. Shoes should respect the contour of the foot and let the toes have the freedom of all their movements (modern aesthetics doesn’t accept this, but can you imagine a Greek statue with pointed feet!). Since the arches act as springs, the inside of the sole of the shoe should be perfectly flat because the foot adapts itself to the ground and not the ground to the foot; the shoe conforms to the impression of the foot. Since the normal walk requires that the posterior-inferior edge of the heel hit the ground when the leg is in complete extension, there should never be a heel, no matter how small. However, no existing shoe style corresponds to these requirements.” (T.B.- The Body Has Its Reasons)