benjamin lundberg torres sánchez

SPIT/TAKE/PAY/BACK
Two-Channel Video. (2018)

October 2017: I spit on glass separating myself from two Providence police officers while standing outside of the Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts. I am arrested, and charged with assault and resisting arrest. I incur court fees totaling $96.75.

November 2017: RISD Museum pays me $200 to spit into glass vials for two hours.

January 2018: I pay my court fees with the money I received from RISD Museum.

Screening/Installation history:

Installed Mar 2018
at University of Rhode Island’s Main Art Gallery
as part of the 2018 RISCA Fellowship Group Show