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Bipedal Body
JULY 2006
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Footnotes
Photograph by Cary Wolinsky
"The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art," said Leonardo da Vinci. Known for his detailed studies and sketches of the human body, he saw intricacies in the human foot that are still being studied and understood today, some 500 years later. Because of our feet we can propel ourselves in different ways—walking, running, dancing. But the foot also serves a more mundane purpose. "It has evolved to support the significant body weight that rests on it," says Alan Mann, a professor of anthropology at Princeton University. Weight-bearing exercises can help increase bone density, making our feet healthier and more capable of carrying us as we go about our daily activities.
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Camera: Nikon D2X
Format: Digital
Lens: 105mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/125 @ f/22
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Weather Conditions: Indoors
Time of Day: Morning
Lighting Techniques: Studio strobes
Special Comments: These are the feet of two principal dancers of the Boston Ballet, Melanie Atkins and Szabolcs "Sabi" Varga. I invited them to my studio and explained the story because I wanted to show human feet in a way that would emphasize the alignment of toes, the arch, and the ankle. My experience with dancers is that they have a magic ability to tell stories with their bodies. Melanie and Sabi did just that. They began to create a series of sculptural forms with their feet.
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