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"We are standing in a street now and maybe
people are faced with a work of art for the first time, an open
and bleeding wound for the very first time. I believe this has
an impact," said Tuna.
"I think this (installation) creates awareness and is something
that influences people and makes them think," he added.
In Turkey, there is a tradition of placing the shoes of someone
who passed away outside an entrance. The artwork covers an area
of 260 square meters.
"Frankly, I do not feel safe on the streets and this view is
really awful. There are 440 pairs of shoes here and it means
that many lives have been lost in 2018. This is very upsetting,"
said Turkish banker Serap Kilic.
Another banker, Hilal Koseoglu, said: "As long as everybody
remains silent, violence against women will increase and this
violence is not just about murdering women but also suppressing
and silencing them."
Around 440 women were killed in 2018 in Turkey, according to a
report published by Kadin Cinayetlerini Durduracagiz Platformu
(We Will Stop Femicide Platform) which keeps records on murders.
The platform reported that 49 women were killed by men in the
month of August 2019 alone.
(Reporting by Yesim Dikmen, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Deniz Uyar;
Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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