在浪漫的土耳其，這面鞋牆卻會讓你難過

摘要：這位藝術家向土耳其媒體解釋說，高跟鞋象徵着獨立和反抗，又融合了女性力量。擁有一整面牆的鞋大概是很多女人的夢想，然而在浪漫的土耳其，這樣的一面鞋牆卻讓人看了之後不禁沉默起來。

展示了440雙不同款式的高跟鞋，代表2018因遭受家暴而死亡的440位婦女。

擁有一整面牆的鞋大概是很多女人的夢想，然而在浪漫的土耳其，這樣的一面鞋牆卻讓人看了之後不禁沉默起來。

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To commemorate some of the women who died, an artist and graphic designer has come up with an art installation no one can ignore.

爲了紀念一些逝去的女性，一位藝術家和平面設計師想出了一個沒有人視而不見的藝術裝飾。

Vahit Tuna from Turkey, hung 440 high heels around buildings in Istanbul, a pair for each woman killed by their husband in 2018. The haunting artwork aims to draw public attention to the problem of domestic abuse which is so often swept under the carpet.

瓦西特·圖納來自土耳其。他在伊斯坦布爾一座樓的外牆上掛了440雙高跟鞋，每一雙代表一位在2018年被丈夫殺害的女人。這幅令人難忘的藝術品旨在喚起公衆對隱藏不露的家庭暴力問題的關注。

▲ Artist hangs 440 shoes off a building to show how many women were killed by their husbands (via Metro)

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在市中心人來人往的街道，260平米的外牆上掛滿了鞋，這無疑引起了路人的注意，大家紛紛拿出手機把這一幕拍下來。

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圖納說這正合他意，因爲這件作品本來就沒打算給藝術愛好者或是業內人士看，而是爲了引起更多普通人的注意。

In some parts of Turkey, it’s customary to leave the shoes of someone who’s passed away outside on the wall of their home. With the same idea in mind, Vahit chose 440 black high heeled shoes, because of how they look and what they symbolise. The artist explained to Turkish media that heels are a sign of independence and defiance, mixing feminine power and agency. He lamented that the women who died don’t have the chance to live independent lives.

在土耳其的一些地方，人們習慣把逝者的鞋子掛在屋外的牆上。受此啓發，圖納根據外觀和象徵意義選擇了440雙黑色高跟鞋。這位藝術家向土耳其媒體解釋說，高跟鞋象徵着獨立和反抗，又融合了女性力量。他哀嘆這些逝去的女性沒有獨立生活的機會。

‘We wanted everyone passing by the road to see [the work]. This is why we did not want to host the exhibition in a closed area,’ he explained to the media. ‘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.’

藝術家圖納解釋道，“我們希望每個路過的人都能看到(這件作品)，所以我們不想在室內舉辦展覽。”“這個項目既能提高人們對女性被殺害的認識，也讓這個問題像雕塑或紀念碑一樣更加具象化。作品將在這裏展示六個月。”

▲ Artist hangs 440 shoes off a building to show how many women were killed by their husbands (via Metro)