In folk belief, the red boot appears as a means of taming a forest creature known as the ‘wild maiden’, which can be interpreted as a symbol of coercion into the patriarchal order. The work subverts and reclaims this symbol: the boot becomes the embodiment of Virginia Woolf’s ‘a room of one’s own’, taking on monumental proportions and providing a space for the experience of a wild, autonomous inner world. In this way, the process of taming is turned inwards; rather than subduing our inner wildness, it reinforces self-discovery, liberation and reclaiming.

On view 0-24h
Organized by Parallel Art Foundation
Curator: Gábor Pintér
Supported by Józsefváros Municipality
Cooperation partner: Bischitz Johanna Integrated Human Service Centre
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