What’s the point of having a closet full of shoes in an exhibition? What’s the story behind them? Was it because each pair of shoes went to a different place that it meant so much to the artist? They’re different, but they’re not that simple.

Bedwyr Williams, Walk a mile in my shoes, 2006

Installation with size 13 shoes, written notes, poster, shelving and foot-rests, Dimensions variable

Bedwyr Williams’ ‘Walk a mile in my shoes’  contains 13 pairs of old shoes, each with its own story. On the cabinet it says, “Before you judge me, walk a mile in my shoes.” There is a small slip of paper on each pair of shoes with a story about the owner and the shoes. He hopes that through this works, people will experience the feeling of putting on other people’s shoes, and so we tolerate those around us who we don’t understand, who we don’t like, because behind everyone is a different pain and worry.