附注 NOTATION:
2026-07-25，21:47：
慢遞協調員林葉子報告：「本來Bata說4月底Su-Ying可以把鞋子送過去，Su-Ying說她也願意幫忙拍攝receiving shoes scene和 「Two Shoes Meet Up Scene」. 但是Bata當時的說「Due to the ongoing storage maintenance, we can’t let this two shoes meet.」我很想讓two shoes meet up， 所以來來回回又發了一些郵件，問她們什麼時間是可以讓two shoes meet up。最後Bata說，8月底可以，大概是8月28號左右，Su-Ying會去Bata Museum送鞋子，也會拍攝這個meeting up的部分。」
LOGISTICIAN Yezi LIN REPORT："Originally Bata had said that Su-Ying could bring the shoes over at the end of April, and Su-Ying had said she's willing to help film a receiving shoes scene as well as a 'Two Shoes Meet Up Scene'. But Bata had said that at the time "Due to the ongoing storage maintenance, we can’t let this two shoes meet.". I really want the two shoes to meet up, so after many back and forth emails, I asked them when it would be possible and Bata finally replied that the end of August would be good—around the 28th. Su-Ying will go to the Bata Shoe Museum to deliver the shoes, and she'll film this meeting up part"
2026-04-25，01:26：
慢遞協調員林葉子：
LOGISTICIAN Yezi LIN：
Hi Alexandra!
Thanks for letting us know! I understand the situation with the storage maintenance! Do you know when the maintenance will be finished? Would it be possible for Su-Ying to come afterward? Perhaps we can then arrange a time for these two shoes to meet later?
Because this shoes had been a long journey, and really resonate with the Dutch smuggler shoes stories! Many people also interested and included in the project, and we all wish to see this two pairs meet!
The "meeting" wouldn't take long at all! They don't need to be kept in the storage area while it's full or while other work is ongoing. We would only need about 5–10 minutes of filming to capture them together! Afterward, the staff can move our shoes to whichever location you’ve arranged!
Please let me know what you think! Really appreciate with this!
Hoping everything goes well!
Best wishes, Yezi
2026-04-21，12:00 UTC-04：
Bata鞋類博物館館藏經理暨註冊主任：
Bata Shoe Museum Collections Manager and Registar：
Hello Yezi,
Thanks for the update. Unfortunately, we can’t do a side by side comparison at this time as we have ongoing maintenance work in our collections storage areas. If you are still interested getting some footage of a member of our staff receiving the shoes, we could do this instead.
Su-Ying, could you please let us know when you will come by to drop off the shoes? This is really helpful to us for scheduling purposes on our end. If you are thinking sometime next week, April 27th and 28th best for us. Do either of those days work?
Best, Alexandra
2026-04-20，20:48：
慢遞協調員林葉子：
LOGISTICIAN Yezi LIN：
Hi Alexandra，
Su-ying and her friend will come by and drop off the shoes! And she will help me film something footage about the delivery to the museum! I was thinking is it possible for the museum that we can let two shoe meet? Can they go and see the dutch smuggler shoes and put the contemporary one beside them? Just for the filming! Doesn't need to put them together for long!
Let me know what you think! Thank you so much!
Best wishes, Yezi
2026-03-19，09:46 UTC-04：
Bata鞋類博物館館藏經理暨註冊主任：
Bata Shoe Museum Collections Manager and Registar：
Hello Su-Ying and Yezi,
Apologies for my delayed reply – late April is okay for the drop off, just let me know the date and time that works for you so I can let our Front of House team know. Other than that, we would just require the completion of the donation form I shared.
Best, Alexandra
2026-03-04，15:14 UTC-05：
Bata鞋類博物館館藏經理暨註冊主任：
Bata Shoe Museum Collections Manager and Registar：
Hi Yezi and Su-Ying and,
Thank you so much for reaching out. As part of our donation process, we do require the completion of the attached for which formalizes the transfer donation to the museum. This can be completed and sent electronically, or a physical copy can be dropped off with the shoes.
Any information about the shoes that you would be willing to share for our records would be most appreciated.
We appreciate the offer to drop them off; this can be done during our business hours Monday – Friday, 10:00am – 5:00pm. They can be dropped of at our front desk and a member of our curatorial team can collect it there. If you can let me know the date/ time you will be coming, that would be great.
Best, Alexandra
2026-03-04，11:38 UTC-05：
慢遞員李小姐回覆：「莎拉，我已經拿到那雙鞋了，隨時都可以送過去。」
COURIER Su-Ying LEE REPLY：“Sarah, I have the shoes and can drop them off anytime.“
2026-03-04，10:47 UTC-05：
Bata鞋類博物館館長暨策展人：
Bata Shoe Museum Director and Senior Curator：
Hi Yezi and Su-Ying!
We are happy to accept the shoes into the collection and we can put them on view here at the Museum during the Images Festival!
I am looping in our Collections Manager Alexandra and our Marketing team so that we are all connected.
Mr. MACLAREN and I originally planned to meet on the street, but it was raining miserably. Instead we met at Toronto's iconic Dufferin Mall (iykyk). If you have been away from Toronto for a long time (as both Mr. MACLAREN and I had been), Dufferin Mall can bring on a feeling of culture shock so it punctuated the absurdity of the task. Mr. MACLAREN spotted the Cinnabon kiosk (a very specific baked good that you can only get at a Canadian mall) and said he was going to get one before he left. I wondered if Dufferin Mall made him feel strange and nostalgic. The mall was both convenient to where Mr. MACLAREN was staying and en route to a dinner party I was headed to that night. When we met up, Mr. MACLAREN filled me in on how he came to be in possession of the shoes and what happened when he went to the Bata Shoe Museum.
I was slightly late for dinner because of the stop to meet Mr. MACLAREN at the mall. When I arrived, I explained the story of all the coincidences that lined up, that for me, began with having met Yezi at an art opening in Guangzhou and ended up with me bringing the shoes to dinner in Toronto. We were howling with laughter because we all work in art and it's unheard of to just stop into a museum with an artwork and make a proposal on the spot, AND get a positive response, as Mr. MACLAREN did. This was my first time seeing friends after being in China for 3 months and the first of my many unbelievable stories. They were eager to see the smuggler shoes, but they were protected in bubble wrap and I didn't want to unwrap them and risk getting them wet on my walk home.
For now, the shoes are in my closet, until I get instruction from Yezi about what to do with them, or I successfully propose an exhibition/project with them. I do have an idea for all of this...
Was just at the Bata Museum and I think things are looking good! The front desk staff were skeptical at first (our people can’t accept unscheduled meetings, etc) until they saw the piece (they were pretty surprised I had it there with me) and totally got on board. One of them went straight away to get Elizabeth, the curator of last year’s crime show, out of a meeting.
She came down and we talked a bit, I showed her the short video, and she seemed to enjoy and get the piece. She emphasized that they don’t collect art-art (say sculptures of shoes) but she understood these were functional things made out of actual shoe parts.
Yezi, she asked you to get in touch with her — [...] feel free to send her something right away otherwise let me know and I’d be happy to write an introduction.
Will hand off the piece to Su-Ying tomorrow evening.
All three people I spoke with said this makes a lot more sense than most random proposals they have coming in, so congratulations!
Mr. MACLAREN
Called but couldn’t get through to the two people you’d previously emailed. Left them both messages — hopefully a Toronto-area callback number helps matters. General office number got no answer either, front desk says they’ll probably be back Monday as most people are out of the office on holiday already. I’ll try to call again then, and if I can’t get a hold of anyone I’ll probably go lunatic-off-the-street mode and check things out in person, hopefully enlisting a friend to come along and film.
Will send videos from the trip and recordings of the messages I left when I have a chance.
2025-12-21，09:39 UTC+01：
慢遞員麥克拉倫先生更新：「出發啦！」
COURIER Mr. MACLAREN UPDATE：Heading off now!
2025-12-13，20:00 UTC+01：
慢遞員麥克拉倫先生於布魯塞爾溫諾娜/巴伊-路易斯通道觀賞《反向行動》及其對HQL-662的報導後，立即主動提供協助。該影片記錄了快遞員林女士與快遞員便攜式嘗試聯繫多倫多巴塔鞋博物館策展人，欲將其自製的走私鞋捐贈予該館收藏，卻屢遭失敗的過程。麥克拉倫先生將代表展銷場攜帶鞋履親赴博物館進行捐贈。
COURIER Mr. MACLAREN offered his services immediately after watching Reverse Action at Winona/Passage Bailli-Louise, Brussels, and its coverage of HQL-662. The film documents COURIER Ms. LIN and COURIER PORTABLE's failed attempts to contact the curators of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto to donate their self-built smuggler shoes to its collection. COURIER Mr. MACLAREN will bring the shoes to the museum and offer them on behalf of 展銷場 DISPLAY DISTRIBUTE and Ms. LIN.
媒體記錄 TRACKING:
多倫多晚餐 Toronto Dinner
未打開的HQL-781 Dispatch HQL-781 unopened
慢遞員李小姐去吃晚飯遲到但是相機食先 COURIER Ms. LEE late for dinner but camera ready to eat
慢遞員家 COURIER's home
Passage Bailli-Louise 商場
Passage Bailli-Louise 商場
Passage Bailli-Louise 商場
Passage Bailli-Louise 商場
Passage Bailli-Louise 商場
林葉子《Reverse Action》放映會 / HQL-662 Screening of Reverse Action by Ms. LIN / HQL-662
由快遞員MCLAREN先生收取HQL-782包裹 Pickup of HQL-782 by courier Mr. MACLAREN
由快遞員MCLAREN先生收取HQL-782包裹 Pickup of HQL-782 by courier Mr. MACLAREN
由快遞員MCLAREN先生收取HQL-782包裹 Pickup of HQL-782 by courier Mr. MACLAREN
由快遞員MCLAREN先生收取HQL-782包裹 Pickup of HQL-782 by courier Mr. MACLAREN
