Images of the (mostly) subtle effects of violence: A photo series by Nicolai Howalt
141 Boxers is a photoseries of images taken of (mostly) young amateur boxers before and after their fights. What is most interesting to me is not the obvious physical trauma, which is limited by protective headgear and short(ish) fights for amateurs, but the more subtle effects of eight minutes of violence on these young people.
Some are upset by the experience and some are energised. I imagine that the experience can be very different for different people and also the fights can be very different. The series is facinating to look at in large part because of the information we are denied. We aren’t told anything about these people or the fight (did they win or lose?). We are only shown the beginning and the ending through the single view of the boxers face.
