Episode Title: Man in Box
Duration: under 25 minutes
Record Date: April 1998
Final Edit Date: August 2008
Contains: Nudity, Profanity
Description: Man in Box happened in 1998 during the spring St. Paul Art Crawl. The news spread like wildfire around Lowertown and his performance landed him on the cover of local arts publications. David sealed himself inside a small box and put himself on display, keeping silent for the duration. The small space made it both a physical and mental challenge. Not only did David put himself in a box for 24 hours, he subjected himself to his audience's constant barrage of ideas about his piece. The film distills his "vacation" into 24 minutes of curious strangers, artistic isolation, cheering crowds of onlookers, and lots of questions. David exposes himself, and remarkably people respond with more kindness than cruelty to his vulnerable confinement. The film is just as much about the observers reacting to and interacting with David as it is about his experience. This was the inspiration for Art Incarnation as a series because it initiated Arden's obsession for recording artists at work. It was David's third constricted vacation experience.
