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Whohasn’tdreamedaboutlivinginthemall?FromthefantasyofMannequintothecapitalistthreatofDawnoftheDeadtothesecretidentitiesandhiddenstoreroomsinseasonthreeofStrangerThings,themallisametaphorforcomfort,consumerismandconfrontation.SecretMallApartment,thenewestmemberinthemall-moviepantheon,tellstheremarkablestoryofagroupofartstudentswhocreateanapartmentinsidetheProvidencePlaceMall.TheyrecordeverythingontinycamerashiddeninAltoidboxes,fromtheconstructionofabrickwall,totheinstallationoffurnitureandalockingdoor,totappingintothemall’selectricity.Theymovein,likebarnaclesonawhale—playinghouseandmimingtheunattainable,unaffordableandunrealdomesticlifestylethemallmarkets—forfourlongyears.Butthewhaledoesn’tcare…Isthisalljustaprank?Aclandestineartinstallation?Aprovocativedemandforpublichousingoraprotestagainstlocalgentrification?