At your feet

To better understand what these objects reveal, the exhibition takes you step by step to discover pairs stemming from every continent, from the 16^th to the 21^st century, from delicate lotuses for bound feet in China to trainers nowadays.

Whether they be sandals, boots, moccasins, slippers or something else, from here or elsewhere, from yesterday, today or the future, shoes are intimately linked with human history. It is therefore not surprising that they are so close to us, whether we are aware of it or not. They act as witnesses to various life styles, as objects of desire, and often indicate belonging to a group. Under the gaze of whoever knows how to decipher them, they reveal codes and symbols. These multiple facets thus reassure us with the idea that there is nothing anodyne in the shoes we chose to wear. At the heart of the exhibition, you will be led to ask questions about your own shoes and what they say about you. The museum invites you to leave your comments and to contribute in this way to reflexion.

A work specially conceived for the exhibition by the Catalan artist Xavier G-Solis sheds a contemporary light on our intimate relationship with the shoe.

The exhibition presents nearly a hundred pairs from museum collections, from the International Footwear Museum at Romans, loans from institutions and private collectors. In co-production with the Musée international de la chaussure de Romans – City of Romans

In co-production with the Musée international de la chaussure de Romans – City of Romans