Description

Sharp, confrontational, and theatrically excessive, this sculptural high heel weaponises the aesthetics of glamour to explore themes of dominance, sexuality, and the performance of femininity. Covered in aggressive ceramic spikes, the shoe becomes both armour and threat, challenging the traditional association of the stiletto with elegance and seduction. A phallic heel physically supports the structure, symbolising the patriarchal systems that underpin ideals of beauty, desire, and female presentation.
Splashes of vivid blue glaze move across the surface like bruises, waves, or emotional residue, introducing a sense of tension beneath the seductive form. The work balances humour with discomfort, inviting viewers to question the uneasy relationship between attraction and control, pleasure and violence. Through distortion and exaggeration, the shoe transforms into an unstable object of power—simultaneously seductive, defensive, and deeply critical of the cultural structures that shape femininity.