ADAM THIBODEAUX

looking (2020)

 

Mid-scale exploration of the terms defined in failed containers, which manifests as a temporary pop-up bathroom. The use of ready-made architectural components (CMU, glass block, prefabricated laminate stalls, 1” plastic blinds) allows the installation to exist within the subconscious space of its site and function without instruction.

 
 
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One toilet is left out of its stall to create an alternate “flex” stall for unprogrammed use. The partitions of the flex stall are routed to fit a glassed opening covered by standard 1” blinds on either side, permitting a physical operation of consenting to see and/or be seen. The flex stall is “flagged” by glass block and mirror on either side of its exterior.

The intervention is sited along a mid-block pedestrian corridor connecting Yale’s Old Campus to the primarily residential Dwight St. Pedestrian flow is in the East-West direction, passing in front of the most public face of the exhibit, which is constructed of CMU to match adjacent buildings within the corridor.

 
 
 
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