"Puzzled Path"
I used a puzzle piece as a inspiration to depict inhibited movement and risky elevation. Each foot block is composed of two interlocking shapes. The upper piece that is directly attached to the foot is shaped in a way so that it cannot be worn alone and cannot provide mobility to the body without the presence of the matching bottom piece. There is interdependence between the two pieces that compose each foot block. For the performance, a third party would be asked to advance the lower blocks on behalf of the "walker" or the performer. This is meant to create a walking path that is not in control of the walker, but rather in control of another person. Each step advanced is representative of a puzzle piece meeting its matching piece, but also in the hands of outside controller. The "path controller" may set the lower blocks in any trajectory desired without consulting for the comfort or goals of the "walker".
