Paris-born, Lisbon-based performer Joana Vasconcelos get daily matter and change them eager on life-size imitation of high-heel sandals in her suitably aristocratic sequence Shoes. Every extremely tall shoe is constructing out of dozens of stainless steel pots, pans, and lids of unreliable size. These sculptural installations are actually extraordinary to give the impression of being at and deconstruct, which make it no shock that they have travel the sphere over the years, presentation in private galleries in Seoul to the Château de Versailles. As eye-catching as the huge pieces are, the kitchenware/footwear piece also hold deeper interpretations. The “shoes” reflect on the social conventions, in terms of gender role and prospect, instilled within customary generations that have as well creped into modern society. They represent the dichotomous domestic responsibilities paired with modern ideals of a lady. The challenge, consequently, is symbolize in a pair of elegant heels complete of pristine cookware.
