Big things come in tiny packages: How Belgian Artist is giving life to outdated Belgian boot-scrapers

Coronavirus has paused our lives and with restrictions, our social contacts have been limited to a bare minimum. Here's how Elke Lemmens has found a way to build connections during the ongoing crisis. She is using her artistic skills to bring ordinary lives — and extraordinary stories — out into the open by giving disused boot-scrapers a second act. Before the advent of doormats, boot scrapers were located near the front steps of most European and American buildings to scrape dirt from the bottom of shoes before entering a place.