Ansuman Biswas has been selected by the Manchester (UK) Museum as its “hermit” in residence for a 40-day period, June 27 to August 5. Buswas will be alone and in silence in the Museum’s tower, functioning as “living art” among the 4+ million pieces in the collection of the Museum.
A museum spokeswoman said: “By documenting his existence in isolation through blogging and webcam we hope that he will become the museum’s ultimate exhibit.”
URLs:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8069915.stm
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=31096
URL of the Manchester Museum hermit’s blog: http://manchesterhermit.wordpress.com/