Penélope Archive presents “Heresy”, an installation by Marcelline Mandeng Nken. “Heresy” puts the figure of the night time social worker into focus, displaying seven pairs of transparent high heels arranged in various dance foot formations as symbolic stand-ins for absent bodies. The work invokes the impossibility of putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, reifying the Cinderella trope to illuminate the struggles of street-working women who perform invisible acts of intimate labour in order to survive. Each pair is given a title, echoing the pageantry of strolling and drawing on pop culture references that allude to the feminine sacrifice inherent to self-determination and communal devotion: «Miss Staring At The Dark But Their Eyes Are Watching God», «Miss Perfect 10s (Face, Body and Sex Appeal)», «Miss Touch Me Not», «Miss Behaving», «Miss 8 And Feeling Unseen, 9 And Feeling Unloved», «Miss Lady Sings The Blues», and «Miss Single Black Female Addicted To Retail». The seven pairs will be released as a limited edition of seven unique works through penelopearchive.com following the end of the exhibition. Part of Penélope Archive’s ongoing curatorial programme for the paloma wool window, now on view at our space on Av. Diagonal 358, 08013, Barcelona.