“With Red Shoes”

“With Red Shoes”

Installation – Performance 2008 and 2009.

43 pairs of red women’s shoes and three pairs of red men’s shoes are available for exchange. The participants are given the opportunity to temporarily exchange their own shoes for a pair of red shoes. As part of the performance, the constant exchange process changes the underlying installation. Over time, the original structure changes its appearance, while at the same time people change their appearance and thus their social role. The work also enters into an informal dialog with the space. People decide individually how strongly they wish to change their social role. Men in red women’s shoes or women in men’s shoes very clearly show the desire to leave familiar roles, but the exchange of gender roles is only one aspect of this work, which has been outlined here for illustrative examples.