The X Factor of sneakers

It is impossible to deny: we are all sneakers addicted, but do we really know the secrets of these cult objects? Hugh Turvey reveals them to us. The famous British artist for his series of photographs "Xograms", a fusion of visible light and x-ray images, has radiographed some of the most popular sneakers of this season, offering us a new perspective invisible to the naked eye. Taking advantage of a technique very similar to the one with which a doctor looking for fractures would make a slab, Turvey made sure that the X-ray light passed through the various materials used to build the shoe, capturing the perfect balance of exposure for show the various elements used to create the most beloved accessory of all time. Thus, allowing construction, design, materials and form to emerge, he managed to create art with a hot silhouette at the moment like the Balenciaga Triple-S, Louis Vuitton Archlight, Yeezy Desert Rat, Nike Air VaporMax Flyknit, Gucci SEGA or FILA Disruptor. asking what was the most difficult sneaker to turn into "Xograms"? The Gucci SEGA, as Turvey explains: "aside from the gems, you can see in the heel of the shoe small pins and a metal shank which are characteristic of traditional shoe construction and demonstrate another level of quality build that I just didn’t expect in a sneaker".