Public Bathroom Accessibility Media

Public Bathroom Accessibility Presentation, 2019

An overview of the public bathroom project presented at a UBC research symposium.

Access the presentation transcript here (pdf).

Symphony of Automation, 2019

An ethnographic film that uses automatic fixtures in public bathrooms as instruments. Drawing on the work of John Cape and the Fluxes movement, this short film highlights how objects interact and influence our daily lives. It was created as a component in a multi-sensory installation and now accompanies public presentations of this research.

The original score is a performative duet to be conducted in public bathrooms using automatic fixtures:

  • One Door (open and close)

  • 2 Flushes

  • One Door (open and close)

  • 3 Pumps of the automatic soap dispenser

  • 4 Triggers of automatic facet —2 seconds each

  • Hand dryer 1 — 5 seconds

  • Hand dryer 2 —5 seconds

  • Repeat.