'Don't Miss a Sec' — The 'Loo with a View'

There are two types of people in the world: Those who'd use this toilet — and the rest of you.

It's a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned.

Wait a minute, that didn't come out right.

Neither did that.

Never mind.

From a website:

Transparent public toilet in Basel, Switzerland

This toilet, called "Don’t Miss a Sec," was first shown in December, 2003 by conceptual artist Monica Bonvicini and was immediately called "Loo with a View" by the press.

The photos show this transparent glass toilet at the Messeplatz in Basel, Switzerland at a major exhibition centre where the largest exhibitions about watches and jewelry — called "Basel World" and the "Art" (one of the biggest art exhibitions worldwide) — take place.

From the outside looking in, it appears to be nothing more than a monolith made of mirrors; from the inside looking out, it’s a fully transparent 360-degree window on the world. Although the stainless steel potty within the glass cube is fully functional, it’s still more a work of art than what you’d call an "official" public toilet.

Nobody can see you during daytime, but what about at night when the mirror is one-way in the other direction? People could also come up to the wall and cup their hands between their eyes and the glass, and then see quite a lot of the action going on inside.

The "Don’t Miss a Sec" toilet originally stood on a bustling construction site facing the Tate Britain Museum in London.

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Bonvicini was born 1965 in Venice, Italy. The artist lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles.

[via Milena]