Date: 27 September  2026, 16:00

Hofmann’s performance will resonate with the concept of the exhibition Memory of Touch, which explores vulnerability and fragility as forms of resilience and conscious presence. His long term artistic practice treats the body and skin as permeable membranes, and for Kunsthalle Praha, he is preparing an immersive environment responding to the exhibition's dialogue between intimacy and distance, discomfort and pleasure. Rather than merely passing by the artworks, the performers will create a living atmosphere around them, expanding the exhibition narrative throughout the entire space. In doing so, they will temporarily transform the gallery into a series of tableaux vivants that illuminate the relationships between body, space, and viewer.

At the same time, the performance will thoughtfully engage with the architecture of Kunsthalle Praha. The staircase, freight elevator, and transitions between gallery and public areas will all become part of the choreography. Lukáš Hofmann builds here on his experience with creating large scale performative structures that connect architecture, movement, and a clearly articulated rhythm.

The event is free to attend with a valid exhibition ticket.

The title of the performance co-opts the familiar amusement park warning—“You must be this tall to ride”—to pose a defining existential question: Are we truly equipped to face the world’s unfolding crises, or is the threshold for survival already suspended out of human reach? This tension between childlike anticipation and profound inadequacy manifests directly through the scenography. Curtains ascend and descend, constantly renegotiating our limits. A grotesque carnival barker beckons the audience before inevitably collapsing in on itself. A mechanical hoist elevates a performer. Born from the physical constraints of a densely packed gallery, the work embraces a spatial ultimatum: when there is no room to expand outward, the only solution is to look up.

Special thanks: Taous Bertrand, Annemarijn Bulsink, Lukáš Hofmann, Chris Owen, Marialena Souli, Andrea Zinnato, Patrik Adamec, Iva Polanecká, Zuzana Křivánková, Florentina Leitner, Lunchmeat, Cirqueon.