Protest performance represents women's deaths with 192 pairs of shoes

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Protest performance represents women's deaths with 192 pairs of shoes

Published: 25 Nov. 2024, 20:03

Pairs of shoes are placed in front of Bosingak Pavilion in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday as part of a protest performance conducted by women’s rights activist group Korea Women’s Hot-Line. [NEWS1]

Korea Women’s Hot-Line, a women's rights activist group, held a protest performance titled “192 Pairs of Shoes” on Monday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

The performance took place in front of Bosingak Pavilion in Jongno District, central Seoul.

The activists arranged 192 pairs of shoes on colored sheets of paper to form the number 1,672.

The number represents the total number of women killed by men over the past 15 years, according to news reports gathered since 2009.

The 192 pairs of shoes symbolize the number of women who were killed by men last year. Each piece of paper featured the name of a victim along with a brief explanation of how she died.

Pairs of shoes are arranged in front of Bosingak Pavilion in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday as part of the protest performance conducted by women’s rights activist group Korea Women’s Hot-Line. [NEWS1]

An activist arranges pairs of shoes in front of Bosingak Pavilion in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday, which were part of a protest performance conducted by women’s rights activist group Korea Women’s Hot-Line. [NEWS1]

A pair of shoes is placed in front of Bosingak Pavilion in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday as part of the protest performance conducted by women’s rights activist group Korea Women’s Hot-Line. The sheet of paper includes the victim's name as well as how she died: "The shoes of Ye-joon, who was killed by her father." [NEWS1]

People observe a protest performance conducted by women’s rights activist group Korea Women’s Hot-Line. [NEWS1]

Pairs of shoes are arranged in front of Bosingak Pavilion in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Monday as part of a protest performance conducted by women’s rights activist group Korea Women’s Hot-Line. [NEWS1]