✄ Tereza Lenerová & a kol.: Rukavičkářské závody ✄

The skin is the embodiment of a thin line that separates the inside from the outside world. A sensory organ with which we perceive the surrounding world, a rare material. The surface of the body can also be a reflection of the inside. Our skin is hypersensitive, as is society as a whole - exposed and scared. What does it say about us and what is its value? In the world we have created, it can no longer protect us, so we prefer to walk through it "with gloves". To warm us, protect us, beautify us. We take responsibility for prioritizing the utility of the surface over the preservation of life within. Over time, the leather craft is dying out. Not because we don't want to continue wearing flexible and tough leather, but because man has been replaced by a machine. We don't want to have anything to do with death anymore.

In the Glove Races, man and animal are in an embrace. Which of them is an endangered species and what is actually dying out here? Put yourself in the shoes of someone or something else for a moment.