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Hiding in Plain Sight

From: Daniel Gross
Length: 05:28

In this job, your employers are bystanders. But only if you wear a corset. Read the full description.

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From: Daniel Gross

Dbpb_1970_374_polichinelle_small To some jobs, you wear a suit and shiny shoes. To this one, you wear a corset and white face paint. A woman named Tabitha makes her living standing absolutely still in Harvard Square, MA. There are some strings attached. When she spoke for this piece, she hadn't said a word for two and a half hours.

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Piece Description

To some jobs, you wear a suit and shiny shoes. To this one, you wear a corset and white face paint. A woman named Tabitha makes her living standing absolutely still in Harvard Square, MA. There are some strings attached. When she spoke for this piece, she hadn't said a word for two and a half hours.