$300.00
Out of stock
How long is a shoe supposed to last? How long is the shoe of a person with a walking disability supposed to last? The shoes cost easily $150 and my custom inserts (not shown) are $400+. These shoes became nonfunctional when physical therapy changed the shape of my foot so much the toe box became too small. It even started a little small, hence I never laced the bottom half of the shoe. These were worn one summer. They are done.
| Dimensions | 24 × 24 in |
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Artist Name: Amber Nicole Cannan
Medium: Shoes, Watercolor, LED
Artist Statement:
The Covid pandemic showed us that creativity is difficult to near impossible to foster when physical safety is questionable. So many set out to make, to build and craft but discovered despite their sudden extra supply of time due to lockdowns, that they could not. People who have disabilities have known this for a very long time. We must fight for our over-full designated parking spaces, codified access to sidewalks, food labeling at social events and the need to be included in conversation. My major debut into this world was a shock and the help I asked for from civic institutions such as parking enforcement and police was not delivered. Store managers said that people without handicap tags using disability designated spaces “wasn’t a priority.” I wasn’t able to enter many businesses downtown because the doors swing outwards and have no doorbell. Friends would talk over me when I was in a wheelchair during standing conversations. These things left me in tears on a regular basis. Those with power are given responsibility, and sometimes that power is having a non-disabled body. Society cuts at those with disability, draining energy just as much as the physical pain and extra time it takes to experience life this way. Covid is a mass-disabling event we are just beginning to come to terms with. What will you do about it?
Date Created: 5/15/23
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