Polish Performance Archive

Description by Filmoteka Muzeum

Footage of the first exhibition of the installation Sides by Janusz Bałdyga, which was held in 1994 at the AR Gallery in Warsaw.

The artist fixed a massive wooden beam in a single point on the wall, supported only by a wooden bevel, whose end rested on the floor. The installation, which seemed to teeter on the verge of collapse, was later suspended on the wall by means of a single nail, which created the impression of overcoming the force of gravitation.

(KF)