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box of "An Incident at Detroit," boxed set with three painted figures and police car by Matt Ferranto
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detail of "An Incident at Detroit," boxed set with three painted figures and police car by Matt Ferranto
detail of "An Incident at Detroit," boxed set with three painted figures and police car by Matt Ferranto
detail of "An Incident at Detroit," boxed set with three painted figures and police car by Matt Ferranto

An Incident at Detroit

2018
acrylic on polymer clay, styrofoam, wood
box 7 ½ x 2 ½ x 6 ½ inches
standing figures approximately 2¼ inches high

On January 24, 2018, Officer Glenn Doss was shot in the head while responding to a domestic disturbance on McDougal Street in Detroit. He died four days later. The set includes two officers, a police car, one armed civilian. The space between them is ambiguous—maybe just a porch—but the distance is final.