Unique wearable artwork. UPO, wearing them gradually, from the lowest heel height (7,5 cm) to the tallest (205 cm) the performers invite the audience to reflect on sculpture, fashion, gender and identity, 2024.
Part of the ‘UPO’ collection. UPO is an ‘Unidentified Performing Object’, a wearable artwork that rejects categorisation and sits in between definitions; ever-changing, fluid and queer they aim to transform both the wearer and the viewer. When does a shoe become a sculpture? What does masculine mean? Who gets to wear heels?
Materials: Platform shoes donated by the London queer community, aluminium, epoxy clay, thread, hybrid rubber, leather, gesso strips and paint.
Measurements (each): 45 x 29 x 28 cm.
© Luca Bosani/Victoria & Albert Museum, Artist in Residence program, London, UK.
