Baroque Step

Baroque Step by David Ordoñez Lacayo is not just a sculptural object — it’s a philosophical commentary rendered in leather, metal, and history. This hand-molded shoe, suspended above a carved wood pedestal, is cloaked in richly colored textile textures and gilded with intricate metallic overlays. Flourishing baroque patterns bloom across the surface, evoking colonial excess, cultural layering, and the passage of time underfoot.
The shoe itself, a symbol of movement, progress, and identity, becomes a canvas for visual storytelling. By elevating it on a stand, Ordoñez Lacayo invites the viewer to pause — to see what’s normally utilitarian as something worthy of reverence. This piece belongs not only in conversation with Latin American identity, but within global dialogues on hybrid art forms, postcolonial aesthetics, and craft theory.