Some call it excrement, some call it art.
Whatever you call it these 10 inch platforms are made out of elephant dung.
Yes, dung.
And they were recently on exhibition for all of the world to see at the
Tate Britain.
Now I'm guessing that nobody is actually wearing these heels because (a) they are 10 inches high, (b) they were until quite recently behind glass, (c) they're called Anything Comes When It Comes To (S)hoes (yes the 's' is silent and yes that makes it hoes),
and (d), if this hasn't already been mentioned, they are made out of animal poop.
If they were however being worn what would that say about the woman wearing them?
That she's gone green, gone crazy, or simply wants to channel her inner giraffe?
That she's brave, trying to make a crazy statement about the world we live in, or simply an attention grabber?
Perhaps the more important question is what does it say about the artist himself? Why would INSA use something so taboo to make something that is suppose to represent women? Is he really making a social statement, trying to push the boundaries of what is considered beautiful, or is he just aware that the more outrageous the material used the more heated the response received?
At the very least he's original, right?
What do you think? Would you have these shoes in your closet or, more appropriately, mounted on your wall?
ANM
Shoe Information:
Name - Anything Comes When It Comes To (S)hoes
Brand - INSA
Heel Height - 10 inches
Website -
http://www.greenmuze.com/green-your/fashion/2389-elephant-dung-shoes-.html
The statue 'Shoe of Shoes' is made of all individual aluminum cast stilettos and then reassembled to make the one large heel. In this way it resembles other large statues that you might see in public parks or university campuses but it also looks like the type of shoe the tin woman would pick up for a night on the town - silver and shinny.
