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A penny for your thoughts (2015)

By Martin Hamblen 2015

Bernie Blackburn

A three hundred and thirty hour durational performance of the phrase “A penny for your thoughts”. Sitting on a pavement wearing a suit, his ‘stage’ framed by hazard tape, the gesture of giving juxtaposes a stereotypical street exchange with a saying rarely seen, only said.

Bernie Blackburn

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