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Over the course of six months, I became part of the daily fabric of a boxing club in Berlin. Eventually, the presence of my camera faded into the background. I moved between the training bodies almost unseen, collecting images of effort, vulnerability, and endurance. One day, I found a handwritten note lying on the floor:
“Boxing means willpower, fighting, overcoming, not feeling sorry for yourself. Listening to criticism and learning from it. Being able to take hits, but also to deliver them. Showing resilience, letting out frustration, feeling good again — being fair, and shaping a happy life every day.”
The project reflects on the subtle violence that the ideals of masculinity can impose—not only externally, but inwardly. It asks how men navigate these ideals in a time when traditional images of strength are increasingly being questioned, but alternative models are still hard to grasp.