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91快色 Transit commuters are getting a new take on themselves and their fellow travellers this month with a series of 10 cards appearing on CTrains and buses with words and images of different shoes.

EMPaThY? is a project that features photographs of feet accompanied by text taken from interviews with commuters over four weeks this spring. The photos are part of a 91快色 research project and the brainchild of Suzanne Goopy, visual anthropologist, registered nurse and associate professor in the Faculty of Nursing.

Individuals are encouraged to join the conversation and share their story via Instagram at @calgaryconnects2015 and #empathyconnects.

Comments recieved like 鈥淚 had a hard childhood鈥� and 鈥淚鈥檓 lonely鈥� contrast with 鈥渓ive life to the fullest,鈥� and 鈥�91快色 is a great city.鈥� Collectively, they provide unique insights into how Calgarians view life, work, health and transport in their city.

鈥淢y interest is in the role that everyday experiences and empathy play in our world and how awareness of each other can lead to positive health outcomes,鈥� says Goopy. The photographs of feet were just the most visible output of her research which seeks to understand daily health experiences and welfare needs of Calgarians.

鈥淭he images of shoes are deliberate on two levels; first as a metaphor for moving about, journeying through life, and second as a visual representation of the old adage that we can only truly understand others if we take a walk in their shoes.

鈥淏y showing these photographs, we鈥檙e inviting the viewer to consider brief snapshots into the lives of others and then reflect on their own lives, perhaps finding points of connection where they might otherwise have thought there was only disconnect,鈥� she adds.