Chinatown NYC Shoe Flinging
by Beth Ferris Sale
Title
Chinatown NYC Shoe Flinging
Artist
Beth Ferris Sale
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Shoe flinging or "shoefiti" is the practice of throwing shoes whose shoelaces have been tied together so that they hang from overhead wires such as power lines or telephone cables. The shoes are tied together by their laces, and the pair is then thrown at the wires as a sort of bolas. The practice, despite its widespread use throughout the United States has been one of curiosity over the years as a number possible explanations for the act have cropped up without any general consensus on its origins. Shoe flinging has also been reported in many other countries.
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September 8th, 2013
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Chris Flees
great capture Beth...I never did quite understand why people do that though...l/f
Beth Ferris Sale replied:
Thanks Chris....apparently there are so many theories and reasons and it is not unique to urban landscapes. Thanks for your support.