Fail play. Questions about the rules of women’s sport.

The work "Fail play" deals with the broadly understood femininity in sport. I
use the theme of sport to undermining an idea of equality, I am also
interested in the influence of modern sport on new female images.
Penetrating alternately into biology and culture of the world, I describe the
complicated history, structures and goals of the female category. By
indicating impossible to transgression limitations and barriers, as well as
social discourses, I build an emotional and nostalgic image of a
sportswoman. Based on medical knowledge in the field of sport physiology, I
prove that sport is not entirely neutral and democratic. The cultural discourse
shows that in professional sport there is no place for nuances, and the world
will always want to see a clear and ruthless division into female vs male.

Art work "Fail play" contains three elements. The first one is a sculpture
presenting an abstract image of a hormone molecule. Hormone is mutating
from female to male. The biological molecule is placed on a pedestal with a
sporty character, referring to an athletics track from the stadium. The photo
print on fabric (sports lycra) shows the dynamic figure of the athlete. The third
element is the graphic as a visualization of a chart about women’s 100m run.
Irregular lines, scattered records in the blue and red areas shows the
complicated and unpredictable development of this discipline.


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