A site in many a city, though I don't think these are markers for drug territories but likely to be for the fun of it.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
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I love this idea. Very nicely done.
Great Will - Is this Kelvinbridge?!
great spread
actually, as the story goes in chicago-- the shoes of a deceased child are thrown up on the telephone wire, to show that they've passed a way, almost to externalize them, as no one ever really touches those lines.
its done a lot in urban areas, ghettos and such, almost like lowering a flag half mast when soldiers die in war or some other awful event happens.
oh and, my bad-- great shot, love the color.
Lovely simple image
love the simplicity of it!
Love it, the shoes really pop! this may be a worldwide practice for all I know, how funny that I sketched a street scene with sneakers from wires too not that long ago that I still have to blog.
stupot - yep, it was just near Otago street (or bank St)
Gabriel - thanks for adding that.
gabi - looking forward to seeing your version!
Good shot, Wil.
As far as I know It´s another silly urban trend of uncertain origin. Lots of hanging shoes here in Madrid and Barcelona. Done by the same kind of urban middleclassers that stencil-spray walls and so on.
A couple of links (in spanish):
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/03/21/madrid/1206087762.html
http://curiosoyridiculo.blogspot.com/2008/10/razones-para-colgar-los-zapatillas-de.html
thanks for the links Enrique, I'm actually working on a blog post for the paper with a sketch of a location here in Seattle where three pairs of shoes are hanging from wires. Wil's post came at a perfect timing for my research!
Thanks for the post !
I did not know this «fashion»...
Here in Sweden this shoe-throwing was common a couple of years ago. I think it was done mostly as a prank.
The sketch shows what great impact an original idea or subject has. Very nice indeed.
oh very interesting! love the picture
never saw such things
I have spotted some in Sweden too, someone told me it's a tradition to throw the shoes of someone who has just lost their virginity, but that may be an urband legend. Maybe it's just art. Thanks for a great post!
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