A pair of pairs
Joseph on Apr 23rd 2011
Bonus time again in the abandoned shoes found in the street department. Yesterday I found a pair of these mock crocs out in front of the Newtown Community Centre. For some reason, left atop a bin, near the market area. They looked in great shape, even if they’re crap shoes. But much stranger were this [...]
Have you seen my Mary-Janes?
Joseph on Feb 23rd 2011
It keeps happening, and I have never seen it elsewhere other than in Sydney, or maybe this is the fist place I noticed it? Another pair of abandoned shoes, discovered on my way home in the underpass at Central Station. I’ve kept the colour balance untouched as the eerie green tinge of the fluorescent lights [...]
More pairs in the street
Joseph on Nov 30th 2010
Bopping along this morning, I decided that Femi Kuti is great marching-to-work-at-a-nice-pace music. So intent on the music, I almost failed to notice there’s a great pair of shoes against a bright yellow wall. Used Instagram to dilute the intense colours a bit. This is all part of the abandoned shoes project. Hope you like.
Boots and slippers
Joseph on Jun 20th 2010
As I was wandering the lanes and back-streets from a great afternoon at the White Rabbit Gallery in Chippendale, I decided to stay in the lanes to see if I could recognise the backs of the houses I knew well from passing them so often from the front. After stopping to consider if seven potted [...]
Abandoned foundations
Joseph on Jun 14th 2010
In the past few months I have been noticing pairs of shoes left in the outdoors, snug, together, as if in the closet or by the door. They all look wearable and usable, but alone and apparently un-claimed. Here’s a pair from yesterday. This pair was at Bondi Beach, a short walk from the beach, [...]
