VENT at Soapbox Gallery 636 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY

Monday has arrived. Chad Wanzek is stationed in his window box, and you can watch him via the LIVE FEED page.

Track his movements as he paces the room, writes on the walls, sits with his thoughts, and deals with the extremely frustrating experience of being ripped from addiction -he's quitting smoking while in the box!

During his time at Soapbox Chad has nothing but a single pencil to entertain him. He is wearing only his skivvies and is limited to plain boiled potatoes for nourishment. Experimenting with paring life's requirements down to the bare minimum, Chad will remain in the gallery until 5pm Friday, September 17th.

If you want to send Chad a message, leave a comment below the video on the LIVE FEED page. Join us on Thursday, September 16th for an open house.

VENT is approaching. Things are coming together, and performers are preparing. Chad Wanzek is boiling potatoes, and mentally readying himself to enter the window box.
 
Taking cues from Marina, Tehching Hsieh, Paul Wong as well as monks and sadhus, and perhaps pointing at the current prison state which uses solitary confinement in excessive ways, Chad is testing his limits. He is quitting smoking cold turkey, living off the minimal resources needed to stay alive, and sharing with us his process. He will be a white mouse in a glass box, and we are invited to observe.

Installing himself this coming Monday (September 13th) Chad will inhabit the window box of the Soapbox Gallery until the evening of Friday the 17th. The beginning of his residence also launches our Soapbox live feed; tune in day or night to witness Chad in his solitude.

When you remove distractions, does your mind calm down? Or does it busy itself to make up the difference?

Join us Thursday September 16th 7pm - 9pm for an open house. Also present will be Atom Cianfarani's Consume Love.