Mexico City’s lavatories may not cope with its creaking sewage system, but what they lack in efficiency they make up for in creative design. “Incredible improvisation... Unlike most European and U.S. cities, Mexico has no rules to dictate public sanitation design”, says Kurt Hollander, who must also be credited for the above picture.
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You know Arcovazzi says he is the true head of the latrines attached to the Transnational Garbage Management Office, and he also says that his wife is only his maid in representing him there. Indeed, the cleaning man don’t even hand him the key of the toilet, and every time Arcovazzi needs to empty his bowel (at least one time per day), he must hang up his (artificial) silk tie outside the bathroom window to send any intruder a strong signal of cogito ergo sum. In other words, that is the “price of power”. Photo: Christopher Moagi.
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“I tried to stay positive but I found myself in the toilets fighting back the tears all too frequently”. Photo: Alamy.
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“Tired of begging for the bathroom key at Starbucks?”. Photo: Getty Images.
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How convenient: signs that transcend the language barrier at the CinĆ©mathĆØque FranƧaise, Paris, France. Photo and caption: Linda Wride.
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“In moments of despair, I’ve had to put on that toilet charm – the sweet smile, the ‘excuse me, I’m so sorry is it ok if I just...?’”. Photo: DBurke/Alamy.
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