Home Bout drops Skully Jones into the charged, intimate chaos of a roller derby match — a space defined by speed, impact, and unapologetic strength. Inspired by the Denver Roller Dolls, this piece captures the moment where control and collision coexist, and where power is earned, not granted.

The skeletons stand in for something universal: people stripped of expectation, labels, and softness, moving with purpose and resolve. Derby isn’t performance for an audience; it’s commitment to the hit, the line, the team. The crowd dissolves into energy, noise, and momentum, while the skaters claim the floor as home.

This work is a quiet tribute to women’s strength — not stylized or romanticized, but real, physical, and earned. Home Bout is about belonging in spaces you fight for, about claiming ground through motion, and about the confidence that comes from knowing exactly where you stand.