土耳其有一座令人難忘的紀念碑

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2019年09月24日

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There’s A Haunting Memorial In Turkey To Commemorate 440 Women Killed By Their Own Husbands Last Year

土耳其有一座令人難忘的紀念碑，紀念去年被自己丈夫殺害的440名婦女

There is a certain beauty and strength in weakness as some may say. But sometimes inequity between people brings only sorrow. Such is the case of domestic violence, an acute yet so often unspoken problem all over the world. One artist in Turkey found it so heartbreaking and important, he managed to find a way to bring it to the awareness of his fellow countrymen that just couldn’t be ignored and also beautifully commemorate those who fell victim for this terrible violence.

有些人可能會說，軟弱中有某種美和力量。但有時人與人之間的不平等只會帶來悲傷。家庭暴力就是這樣一個例子，這是一個在世界各地都很嚴重但往往沒有說出口的問題。一位土耳其藝術家發(fā)現(xiàn)它如此令人心碎和重要,他設法找到一個方法來讓他的同胞們不忽略這種意識,而且精美紀念那些為這可怕的暴力而受害的人。

These 440 pairs of shoes were hung up on the wall of a building in Istanbul, Turkey

這440雙鞋子被掛在土耳其伊斯坦布爾一座建筑物的墻上

We hear quite a lot of stories about domestic violence against women from about every corner of the world and it is one of the most common reasons for violent deaths in women. Regarding matters in Turkey, these numbers speak to the fact that about 40 percent of women there have suffered from domestic violence, some cases having the most tragic end. In pursuit of bringing awareness to these problems, one artist came up with the idea of a monument no one could overlook.

我們從世界各地聽到很多關于家庭暴力侵害婦女的故事，這是婦女暴力死亡最常見的原因之一。關于土耳其的情況，這些數(shù)字說明了一個事實，即那里約40%的婦女遭受家庭暴力，有些案件的結(jié)局最為悲慘。為了引起人們對這些問題的關注，一位藝術家提出了建造一座無人能忽視的紀念碑的想法。

To commemorate the 440 women in the country who were killed by their own husbands last year

為了紀念去年被自己丈夫殺害的440名女性

It was made by a Turkish artist and graphic designer, Vahit Tuna

它是由土耳其藝術家兼平面設計師瓦希特·圖納(Vahit Tuna)制作的

The artist himself said that the inspiration to act came from seeing the increasing number of messages about the problem on social media. However, he was aware that those stories tend to disappear as quickly as they rise to the attention of the public eye and saw the need of a reminder that could not go unnoticed for a long while.

這位藝術家自己說，采取行動的靈感來自于看到社交媒體上關于這個問題的信息越來越多。然而，他意識到，這些故事往往會隨著它們引起公眾的注意而迅速消失，他認為需要一個提醒，不能長時間不被注意。

He chose high-heels as a symbol of feminine power and independence that he wishes all women had

他選擇高跟鞋作為女性力量和獨立的象征，他希望所有女性都能擁有

The high-heels never belonged to the victims but rather are a cultural gesture

高跟鞋從來不屬于受害者，而是一種文化姿態(tài)

The artist argues about the choice of using high-heels and not flats or any other kind of shoes. He says that on one hand, it shouldn’t be seen as a direct message as he chose heels mostly because of aesthetical reasons. It’s visual after all, so he had to think in that way. On the other hand, he contradicts himself saying it could be seen as a symbol of women being employed and therefore able to care for themselves, not being dependent on their spouses.

這位藝術家對選擇穿高跟鞋而不是平底鞋或任何其他類型的鞋子進行了爭論。他說，一方面，這不應該被視為一個直接的信息，因為他選擇高跟鞋主要是因為審美原因。畢竟它是可視的，所以他必須那樣思考。另一方面，他自相矛盾地說，這可以被看作是女性就業(yè)的象征，因此能夠照顧自己，不依賴配偶。

In some regions of Turkey, it’s traditional to put a person’s shoes outside after they pass

在土耳其的一些地區(qū)，人們過了馬路后把鞋子放在外面是一種傳統(tǒng)