Iced Shoes
What I’ve learned over the years is that sometimes you have to work so hard to make things happen that it became easy to loose the reasons and the drive to create. The love of creating, the love of pushing your limits, the love of exploring. The last thing you want to feel is that creativity is acquired. For me, it would be the end. Creating for your own is something you have to keep in mind. These are the reasons that pushed me to make this project happen. I had a discussion about this project in the middle of the year with a friend and it was a bit complex for the timeline. I took hours to figure out how and where I would freeze a shoe. What kind of box I would use to have sharp corners and how the heck the ice would be clear enough to see the shoes? How long would it takes to be frozen? How the shoe would stay in the middle of the ice? Where I would shoot it? Will I have a flood in the studio if it melt because of the strobes and the ambiant temperature? Oh and how heavy this thing will be? After thinking and thinking I’ve reached out to an ice sculptor who share me his knowledge and help me to freeze the shoes in his big commercial freezer. He figure out all the questions I had. This remember me how important it can be to pay someone for his knowledge. He saved me a lot of time and I’ve learned a lot from him. I would also thanks my good friend Raphael who help me a lot during the shoot. Without him, I were not able to move those 150lbs pieces of ice. Also a big thanks for your good eyes and creativity Raph. So can you guess where I finally shoot this? It was actually in my kitchen. Guys, please continue to create for your own. You will learn a lot and you will keep the love of making things.
