The Bold New Intersection of Art, Feet, and Elevators
February 14th, 2022
BOONE, NC - Elevators.
Once the epitome of culture, classical elevator music has seen a sharp decline in popularity, having been largely replaced by the controversial, yet increasingly trendy, escalator. However, elevator culture enthusiasts will be happy to know a new kind of art movement has taken the place of classical music: footprints. They cover the inside of the elevator walls, the buttons, even the ceiling. The movement has spread to buildings across the ASU campus, sparking controversy over their existence.
What do the footprints mean? Experts in the art world speculate about the footprints being the work of anti-housekeeper protestors. Others, including world-renowned foot fetishist Toeny Achillson, weighs in on the connections to the foot fetish world.
“See here, my problem is, some of them still have their shoes on,” Toeny comments, standing barefoot on the elevator. He pulls his jacket around him to cover the front of his crotch. “If it was just feet, sure, pretty obviously a foot thing, but this shoe business…,” Toeny trails off, his eyes growing vacant, “I just don’t know. Here, why don’t you take off your shoes and join me–”
Toeny aside, some have felt disgust at the sight of elevators now. A few students now take the stairs, braving the flickering lights and spilt beer cans to avoid running into a footprint. Housekeeping, swamped with work, has repeatedly asked students to stop.
Still, opposition is not enough to sway the determined artists. Kyle, a sophomore here at ASU, has found inspiration.
“It’s like, a reminder that like, anything is possible,” Kyle whispers, gazing reverently up at a muddy footprint on the ceiling of the elevator. He lifts up his own leg and presses his shoe against the door, a single tear rolling down his cheek. Hopefully, this underground, yet ever-growing artistic moment, will leave its footprint on history.
Once the epitome of culture, classical elevator music has seen a sharp decline in popularity, having been largely replaced by the controversial, yet increasingly trendy, escalator. However, elevator culture enthusiasts will be happy to know a new kind of art movement has taken the place of classical music: footprints. They cover the inside of the elevator walls, the buttons, even the ceiling. The movement has spread to buildings across the ASU campus, sparking controversy over their existence.
What do the footprints mean? Experts in the art world speculate about the footprints being the work of anti-housekeeper protestors. Others, including world-renowned foot fetishist Toeny Achillson, weighs in on the connections to the foot fetish world.
“See here, my problem is, some of them still have their shoes on,” Toeny comments, standing barefoot on the elevator. He pulls his jacket around him to cover the front of his crotch. “If it was just feet, sure, pretty obviously a foot thing, but this shoe business…,” Toeny trails off, his eyes growing vacant, “I just don’t know. Here, why don’t you take off your shoes and join me–”
Toeny aside, some have felt disgust at the sight of elevators now. A few students now take the stairs, braving the flickering lights and spilt beer cans to avoid running into a footprint. Housekeeping, swamped with work, has repeatedly asked students to stop.
Still, opposition is not enough to sway the determined artists. Kyle, a sophomore here at ASU, has found inspiration.
“It’s like, a reminder that like, anything is possible,” Kyle whispers, gazing reverently up at a muddy footprint on the ceiling of the elevator. He lifts up his own leg and presses his shoe against the door, a single tear rolling down his cheek. Hopefully, this underground, yet ever-growing artistic moment, will leave its footprint on history.