Luctor et Emergo

Floor Hermes

Boots decorated with silver knob and wooden curls, wooden heels, part of the collection โ€˜Luctor et Emergoโ€™, 3 pairs of shoes, 3rd year SASK, dโ€™Academie Beeld Sint-Niklaas in Belgium, 2021.

Inspired on Zeeland, a Dutch south-west province. โ€˜Luctor et emergoโ€™ is the slogan from the coat of arms the province, it means โ€˜I stuggle and I riseโ€™. Hermes: โ€˜During the Covid period I spent more time in my own region, so I revalued the beauty and cultural aspects. I decored the boots with differtent Dutch touristic elements and added traditional costumes accessories from Zeeland: the silver knobs, blood corals and ear irons.โ€™

Material: leather, wood and silver knobs.

Photo by Charlotte Visser.


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