Artist Hangs 440 Heels to Showcase the Pain of Domestic Violence

It was mainly done to spread awareness about how without any reasons females are being killed and no strict action is been taken.

The shoes have been installed in two buildings. The artist selected the outer area for this work because he wanted to catch everyone’s attention who would cross that way.

In an interview, Vahit revealed that in some parts of Turkey its customary to leave the shoes of someone who’s passed away outside on the wall of their home.

Thus this idea stroked in his mind and he did something that was unbelievable. He also explained that heels are a sign of independence and defiance, mixing feminine power and agency.‘What this project does is that it both raises awareness regarding women murders and also materializes this issue like a sculpture or monument. This work will stay here for six months he said. We Will Stop Femicide Platform in Turkey tallies up the number of women killed annually and they say the number of deaths has risen. In 2017, 409 women were killed by a partner which has increased up to 440 in 2018 he further added.