Striking Structures
Right now the mop closet looks like any semi-abandoned mop closet might. There is a large sink
to the left. The bottom of the sink is covered with a thick layer of grim. A couple of crusty mops
are lounging in their buckets. I plan to make the mop closet a little bizarre. Everything that you
would expect to find in a mop closet will be there; it will just be out of place.
I've been thinking about the way people organize. I want to take each element of the mop closet
currently and rearrange it in a noticeably different and nonfunctional way. I'm still not sure
how to do this exactly. I know that I want the dirt to stay but become tidy. The mop closet is a
challenge to clean because its function is to provide storage for the things that you normally use to
clean the more important living spaces with.
What is in the mop closet currently? Not much: dirt, mop, mop bucket. I can't remember much
else being there. Things will be added in the process of cleaning, and these things will stay inside
once they enter. It is a guideline. What goes in never comes out.
I'm not certain what this means, nor am I certain about the back space of the closet yet. The back
space is almost like a secret, a hidden cranny, something to discover and I still haven't
discovered it. My mind has been all over the place with that section of the space. I've considered
many different options at this point...
OK, I've decided what to do with the secret space, the closet in the closet. I want to add three
wide pipes. They will lead to monitors that will be covered with bricks in all spaces except for
where you look through the pipes. The idea is based around the height of people, having to do with
what we should show children and what we shouldn't.
I'm not sure about the content or placement of all three videos yet. I want to show one video of
Baubo, the Greek goddess of obscenity, singing Deep and Wide, a Christian children's song. It's
important that I show this video. I'm thinking I would want to place this one in the 3 foot tall
pipe so that any toddlers who might happen along could easily view the contents of the pipe. I
still have to think about what I want to show the parents or grown ups.
It's easy for me to link the two closets together because they are both dealing with structure. The
first closet is dealing with the objects of the space in the most literal, physical and primitive way
possible. The second closet just highlights social structures, what if more ancient people had
chosen Baubo instead of Jesus or God.
Did I mention that Baubo has no head, her nipples are her
eyes, and she talks through her vagina?
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