Not-In-My-Backyard
The NIMBY toilet works as follows: After the toilet is used any urination is stored and fementated so they can be used to enhance fertile soil and gardens. The Not-In-My-BackYard toilet was built in 2014 for the BIO50 exhibition in Ljubljana, Slovenia. There it was placed in a communal garden with over 100 members, who each could make use of the toilet (or in other words, 'donate' to it) and it’s provided resources. The work was intended as a social experiment to try to understand the practise of sustainable living. People say they want to do the work, but will they let a project like this work? In the communal garden, the opinions started mixed, as they didn't always appreciate it.
Public Space /Misuse
Participation with idea but the misuse has influence on how the work ends up being treated in the public space.
Reflections
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Sources
Rosalie Bak, ‘The NIMBY toilet’ Mediamatic.
Matevž Čelik, ‘Director's introduction’ BIO 50.
Ildi Horváth, ‘Henriette Waal’ Mediamatic.
Unknown, ‘NIMBY TOILET’, BIO 50.
Henriette Waal, ‘NIMBY’, HW.
