Ship of Shoes

This was a stunning exhibit at the MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, where there was an exhibition of Political Art.
The original version by artist SISLEJ XHAFA of this work consisted of hundreds of pairs of shoes that the artist had collected on the beaches of Lampedusa, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea and the first stop in Europe for many immigrants and refugees from North Africa and Asia. The worn shoes symbolise the journey made by those who had worn the shoes. Footwear for this installation was collected from residents of Krakow in order to encourage the local community to reflect on the problem of migration.

[Steve Chappell]

That looks like an incredible exhibit

[Annie D]

Interesting piece..thank you for sharing the story.

[Diana]

What a great post and narrative!

[John Falconer]

Great shot and narrative.

[Mags]

Wow! How cool!

[Maria]

Great shot and narrative!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Fascinating looking art piece. Interesting information, too.

[Fisher Family]

What an unusual piece of art. An intriguing shot!

Ian

[Bob Zwolinsky]

Great piece of art, I'm going to visit the gallery on my next visit.

[carol white]

An interesting capture and narrative

[Agnes]

Very special

[Dawn]

So different and enjoyed reading story behind it

[Susan Wakely]

Interesting use of shoes.

[Joan Robillard]

Fascinating

[Kathy]

Wow! I like the exhibit and it's quite moving if one thinks about it.

[Islandgirl]

Wow very cool exhibit!

[bkb in the city]

What a fascinating piece of art

[haskar]

Someone keeps running away. Even when it is not aired, the journey continues.

[Renee Salamon]

@haskar @bkbinthecity @radiogirl @randystreat @joansmor @wakelys @Dawn @agnesvanderlindeicloudcom @carolmw @bob65 @fishers @mittens @maria03051 @marlboromaam @jfalconer @ludwigsdiana @annied @swchappell - thank you all for taking the time to comment- very much appreciated. This particular museum was very challenging indeed. The exhibits from war photographers were particular amazing but very hard to process. Especially that one of the photographers was shot during the current conflict in Ukraine. Photographers do such an important job but they put themselves at such risk😔

[Boxplayer]

Very interesting.

[Cherrill]

Interesting and a poignant piece.

[Pam]

A very interesting piece of art.