Once pristine and whole, this white ceramic high heel now bears the scars of a culture that dresses violence in civility.
25.5 cm
15.5 cm
Ceramic
Hand-made
Once pristine and whole, this white ceramic high heel now bears the scars of a culture that dresses violence in civility. Sliced apart and etched with misogynistic phrases, the shoe becomes both artifact and indictment exposing the casual brutality hidden within everyday expectations of femininity. “Object Lessons” confronts the viewer with the literal fragmentation of the female form under the weight of societal judgment, beauty standards, and gendered messaging. What remains is not just a broken object, but a reflection of how women are often spoken about, spoken for, and silenced one cut at a time.
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