"Shoes are much more than a practical necessity. Shoes can also be pushed into the realm of art and be transformed into objects of beauty and power...
Why do I use shoes for my sculptures, why am I inspired by shoes? Each shoe is unique. Whether beautiful or ugly, extraordinary or simple, they inspire my imagination. Shoes are like creatures to me. In almost every pair I see something special or out of the ordinary. I see character and personality.

With my artistic work I try to breathe life into every shoe sculpture, make it alive and to tell a story. I want to give shoes different meaning and feature them as living beings or magical objects in my sculptures".​

Elena Ennikova