Turkey, Istanbul. 2020. Art installation “Untitled” (by the Turkish artist Vahit Tuna) which is comprised of 440 pairs of women’s shoes, is the increasing number of women murders in Turkey, seen on a building wall in Besiktas district of Istanbul. 440 pairs of shoes, arranged in a regular grid on two walls, rises up as a femicide memorial, while pointing out to the number of murdered women by men in 2018 in Turkey; in different ways and for different motives.
Pointing a finger to the tradition of leaving the shoes of the deceased in front of the door of their houses, this work carries the memory of violence against women to the street; and it acts as a mediator for public debate and awareness.