17/10/2026
galerie anna25 berlin
question for Joanna Buckowska
Q: You deliberately borrowed the term "cantilever" from figure skating rather than from architecture, even though it is far more common in the latter field. What was it about this athletic movement—this hovering, backward-leaning pose—that captivated you to such an extent that it became the starting point for the entire exhibition?
A: Since I engage in a fair amount of sports myself, I’ve become interested in the various movements and postures found across different athletic disciplines. In the course of my exploration, I stumbled upon the term "cantilever"—a word that immediately struck me as highly fitting. It resonates with my own personal state, the current global mood, and, ultimately, my work.
This posture describes a state in which one is on the verge of losing one’s balance—whether due to exhaustion, overwork, being overwhelmed, or any of the other factors that sometimes push us to our limits. Yet, there is almost always a base—something that holds us steady, even when we have leaned back precariously far. It is this very thing that, in the end, enables us to right ourselves once again.
