Webfor a group of artists in providence, rhode island, that idea was put to the test when they infiltrated and inhabited a hidden alcove in their local mall for four years. Webin 2007, mall security discovered the apartment; Townsend was caught and banned.

Webjeremy workman’s secret mall apartment documentary had its world premiere last week at sxsw, marking the first time that all eight people involved in the. Webthe documentary shares real footage that was shot for four years with an early 2000s digital camera, demonstrating how townsend and his friends set up their secret abode. In 2003, eight rhode island artists created a secret apartment inside the busy providence place mall and lived there for four years, filming.