Some People Have No Shoes

By Cian McConn

How do we relate our problems to those of others?

One day in London, McConn was running late for a meeting and criticizing himself for it. He noticed a person in the street, who had no shoes. This observation changed his self-criticism, putting it in context with someone else’s concerns. Some People Have No Shoes is born out of an awareness of other people’s genuine problems, however, it also acknowledges the validity of our individual experiences of pain, whether they are visible or not.

Located in three places throughout the exhibition, all positioning the audience member so they can see out onto the street, you will hear the artist’s voice list a series of sentences that comment on other people’s apparent realities as you observe members of the public going about their lives.

About the contributor(s)

Cian McConn

Cian McConn completed his MFA at the Royal College of Art, London in 2012. He is a visual artist and performer his practice incorporates printmaking and performance. Recent exhibitions include I AS IN US, MNAC, Bucharest with Vivienne Griffin and Part is Fame (Art as Game), Vienna. Recent performances include Augusto by Italian choreographer Alessandro Sciarroni, Redrum by Gamut Inc. Berlin and These Associations by Tino Segal, Tate Modern, London. He lives and works in Berlin and Ireland.