• ART
  • ADS
  • COMPANIES
  • About Ben Polkinghorne
Ben Polkinghorne
  • ART
  • ADS
  • COMPANIES
  • About Ben Polkinghorne

Sole Impressions

Many springs ago, we noticed something peculiar. The magnolia petals scattered on the footpath were showing up distinctive marks.

Shoeprints.

The weight of people walking atop the freshly fallen petals - and the shoes on their feet - caused a reaction best described as bruising. During the London spring of 2017, we gathered a collection of the most iconic shoes we could find. Then we stood on a bunch of petals. Here they are in all their beautiful, bruised glory.

—-

As seen on Designboom and Business Insider.

An edition of 100 was available from The Archivist's Gallery (London) and Subversion Gallery (Glasgow).

PR_Petals.jpg
Poster MockUp_Wide_alt3 copy.jpg
2.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison9 copy.jpg
1.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison copy.jpg
3.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison11 copy11.jpg
4.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison8 copy.jpg
5.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison7 copy.jpg
6.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison6 copy.jpg
8.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison5 copy.jpg
9.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison4 copy.jpg
10.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison3 copy.jpg
Vans.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison10 copy.jpg
11.jpg
Sole Impression Sole Comparison2 copy.jpg
Poster MockUp_Multiple copy.jpg
Sole_Impressions_Hero_Print.jpg