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Strait Street, Il-Belt Valletta, Malta
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Royal Flush
Strait Street, Il-Belt Valletta, Malta
Akin to
our intimate relationship with Valletta, we were very much concerned
about the poor state of the public toilets in the city. In early 2009 the new,
young mayor shared our concerns and started discussing a way forward. We
concluded that a total overhaul upgrading them to high standards was needed; but
at the same time it was also necessary to create a sustainable project ideally unique
to the capital.
In complimentary
(as in free of charge) collaboration with the Valletta Local Council, we worked
on initial design presentations of these facilities, which would then be
presented to a private contractor who would totally execute our designs and
maintain the facilities.
In our
first proposals we imagined these 'public conveniences' being reinvented into a
'cultural convenience' whereby a generous amount of space within these
bathrooms would be dedicated for exhibiting public art. Initially, combining
art with such a mundane task seemed odd to most parties involved, but when we
presented our ideas to the council and to artists themselves everybody got
excited. All agreed that if successful, the project would not only provide an
innovative vessel for contemporary art within the city, but also an opportunity
to reach the public at large (perhaps also people who would not normally attend
an exhibition or visit an art museum) and expose them to contemporary art.
Finally, if all the public toilets will be running art shows simultaneously,
they could become a network of cultural attractions in their own right.
While
having a common function, each of the five conveniences was designed according
to its location within the city. The first one to be opened is in central Strait Street - the red light district of
early 1900s Valletta – and the design theme that
modestly frames the venue is that of a decadent cabaret; a small stage, red
lights and narcissistic mirrors. The other four will also offer allegories to
their location within the city, whether past or present, and are now in an
advanced design stage.
our intimate relationship with Valletta, we were very much concerned
about the poor state of the public toilets in the city. In early 2009 the new,
young mayor shared our concerns and started discussing a way forward. We
concluded that a total overhaul upgrading them to high standards was needed; but
at the same time it was also necessary to create a sustainable project ideally unique
to the capital.
In complimentary
(as in free of charge) collaboration with the Valletta Local Council, we worked
on initial design presentations of these facilities, which would then be
presented to a private contractor who would totally execute our designs and
maintain the facilities.
In our
first proposals we imagined these 'public conveniences' being reinvented into a
'cultural convenience' whereby a generous amount of space within these
bathrooms would be dedicated for exhibiting public art. Initially, combining
art with such a mundane task seemed odd to most parties involved, but when we
presented our ideas to the council and to artists themselves everybody got
excited. All agreed that if successful, the project would not only provide an
innovative vessel for contemporary art within the city, but also an opportunity
to reach the public at large (perhaps also people who would not normally attend
an exhibition or visit an art museum) and expose them to contemporary art.
Finally, if all the public toilets will be running art shows simultaneously,
they could become a network of cultural attractions in their own right.
While
having a common function, each of the five conveniences was designed according
to its location within the city. The first one to be opened is in central Strait Street - the red light district of
early 1900s Valletta – and the design theme that
modestly frames the venue is that of a decadent cabaret; a small stage, red
lights and narcissistic mirrors. The other four will also offer allegories to
their location within the city, whether past or present, and are now in an
advanced design stage.
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