Flat Feet

Your foot has lost its arch. The plantar vault — that elegant bridge between heel and toes — has collapsed. The entire sole lies flat on the ground. Medically speaking: the architecture of your foot can no longer bear the load. Ligaments slacken, muscles give way, the longitudinal arch falls in on itself.

But why? Why does a foot lose its shape? Why does the structure give way that is meant to carry you?

Your foot is the place where you touch the ground — the point at which your inner life meets the outer world. When this transition loses its form, something deeper shows itself than an orthopaedic problem. Flat feet are the image of a person who no longer has a border between what is inside and what belongs outside.