I must honestly say shoes have been a big part of my life. Not just any shoes, mostly sneakers like nike's, air jordans, reeboks, pumas, ect. I've collected sneakers since I was 12 and I stopped a few years ago because it doesn't matter to me anymore.
When I was thinking about an experience, I thought about all the things I been through and how each shoe I see in my closet reminds me of it. I've had the best and worst experiences with each shoe I've collected over the years. I wanted to relate this experience with the topic of blindness and how people don't understand what you go through until they experience it themselves or see it through your perspective (which rarely happens).
Picture Taken in 05' I own 20-30 pairs from this collection now
Connection
The connection I made was how much more I cared about the experience i had with each shoe than the shoe itself. I think that's why I sold some of them or given them away a few years ago because i was letting go of a lot of things that happened in my life. I don't think I can forget the things that happened but I definitely moved on and changed. Growing up in new york, the culture and the people get to you sometimes in a negative way and when I left new york the things i use to care about are meaningless now. Shoes aren't as important to me like the way they were when i was 15.
FINAL SPREADS
http://gregtariff1.blogspot.com/2009/02/digging-deeper.html you should take a look at greg's posting in relation to your shoes. this collection of shoes is truly amazing. they say alot about identity, culture and design.
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