Permanently installed in the Hampshire College Gallery Bathroom (with urinals)
Spring 2018
Ceramic tile, acrylic ink, epoxy resin, 3⁄4 subfloor plywood, 1⁄2 cement board, grout, mortar, floor joists, wall studs, nails and screws
Par-u-REE-sis n.
A phobia where one is unable to urinate in the real or imaginary presence of others, such as in a public restroom. Otherwise known as “Shy Bladder Syndrome.)
A permanent installation created in a public restroom at Hampshire College that is designated as “with urinals”. The piece, entitled “Paruresis,” the medical term for “Shy Bladder Syndrome," consists of a series of ceramic tiles printed with abstracted images of urinals, with bodies either standing at them or not.