COZY

COZY, 2023–ongoing, various high heels, concrete, rebar, epoxy resin, various sizes, installation view: E-Werk, Freiburg, DE (2025). Photo: Marc Doradzillo
COZY reflects on the contemporary archetype of feminine representation in Western cultures—the "boss bitch," or in academic terms, the neoliberal feminist. Figures like Beyoncé, the Kardashians, Sheryl Sandberg, Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow embody an ideal that equates feminine success with "having it all," setting standards that are ultimately unattainable.
In COZY, this unattainability becomes materially present. The sculptures feature concrete cast into second-hand high-heeled shoes purchased from women who had worn them only once, or not at all, before giving them up. These barely used heels function as testimonies to the discomfort, impracticality and unreachability of the ideal they were meant to perform.
With this series, Yedidia asks whether symbols and tools historically associated with feminine oppression can, in fact, be reclaimed as statements of empowerment.
Individual sculpture titles*
COZY (Leave something for the imagination)
COZY (Skip dessert)
COZY (Lighten your skin. Tan your skin.)
COZY (Plump your lips)
COZY (Botox your wrinkles)
COZY (Perk up your boobs)
COZY (Look natural)
COZY (Don't get old)
COZY (Don't be a prude)
COZY (Have a little fun)
COZY (Smile more)
COZY (Be genuine)
COZY (Don't be like the other girls)
COZY (Don't be intimidating)
COZY (Don't be so emotional)
COZY (Endure the pain)
COZY (Boost his ego)
COZY (Fold his clothes. Cook his dinner.)
COZY (Don't get raped)
*Sub-titles are cited from:
Camille Rainville, "Be A Lady They Said", Writings of a Furious Woman, December 9th 2017, https://writingsofafuriouswoman.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/be-a-lady-they-said/




COZY, 2023–ongoing, high-heels, concrete, rebar, epoxy resin, various sizes, installation view: E-Werk, Freiburg, DE (2025). Photography: 1–4: Marc Doradzillo, 5: Mathilde Lesueur











