Memories S3 Wrapped in Plastic #01 Boots

A pair of brown boots sits beneath layers of translucent plastic, their familiar shape softened and obscured. The folds catch the light, turning a practical object into something strangely fragile, suspended between use and recollection.

This work recalls a shoot in 2011 on top of a newly built building, where the latest technology in solar and wind energy was being used. To gain access to the site, Michael Miller had to buy special boots with steel toe caps. An ordinary piece of safety equipment became attached to a particular moment: a place, a project and a time when new possibilities in energy were taking shape.

Part of Memories Series 3 - Wrapped Memories, this work explores how wrapping an object can set it apart from everyday life, preserving its associations while changing how we see it. The boots remain recognisable, but their practical purpose gives way to the memory they hold.

A satin lustre fine art photo paper.