"The original lock-in": Sam Hsieh's 1978 one-year solitary confinement art manifesto
emilyzsh · x · 2026-10-13
A viral repost shows Sam Hsieh's September 30, 1978 statement announcing a one-year performance piece: sealing himself in an 11'6"×9'×8' cell in his New York studio with no talking, reading, writing, radio or TV until September 29, 1979, with a friend handling food and daily needs. The tweet quips this was "the original lock-in."
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