Text me when you get home is a phrase said by colleagues, friends, and family to so many of us when walking home alone. Combined with the clever use of font and colour to evoke a mobile phone screen, Kidd’s earrings draw attention to why walking home safely at night can never be guaranteed. Created in 2021, these politically text-driven earrings work as a pair, one with a response and one without, and were conceived to challenge the gender imbalances embedded structurally in our society powerfully creating connections of empathy and solidarity.

Artist: Bronia Kidd, UK

Date of Production: 2021

Place of Design: London, England, UK

Made in: London, England, UK

Synthetic beads + nylon microfilament; Beading

Access Number: K.2023.14.1 + K.2023.14.2

Size: 145mm x 52mm

Museum: National Museums Scotland