The Red Foot in Chicago, Illinois

On a typical city street, lined with dark stone and brick buildings springs this reddish-orange sculpture made of cast iron and plate steel by artist Mary Seyfarth. Based on Magritte’s famous painting, it is one of 4 such sculptures around Chicago, however the other 3 are massive and placed in large open areas. But this one is small, only about 2 feet long (no pun intended) tucked between a church and its garden walk.

It's a foot, but it leaves a boot print in the dirt? Lots of questions with no answer arise. Why is it placed where it is? Why is it the size it is? Perhaps one can see a connection to Magritte’s painting... but not really. It definitely pops out of nowhere, especially on a cloudy day.