ROADWORKS
1985
Mona Hatoum
6’45”
4:3 aspect ratio

Throughout the first half of the eighties, Hatoum carried out a series of controversial performances brimming with political content. This piece was produced within this framework, in 1985 in Brixton, and shows Hatoum walking the streets with a pair of Dr Martens boots – traditionally associated with authoritarian violence – tied to her naked, vulnerable feet.

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