This piece shows 48 pairs of empty shoes with restless legs syndrome. This sculpture evoke the neurotic polyrhythms that accompany the demands of an increasingly globalized labor production with its accompanying anxieties. The frenetic energy expended in this piece is depicted as a pathological byproduct accompanying contemporary life. In observing the shoes' repetitive energy, this piece points to ways in which the tireless modes of capitalistic production keep apace despite shoes not being filled.
LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH (2017) from Nolan Lem on Vimeo.