Client: Smith College Museum of Art
Location: Northampton, MA, United States
Completion date: 2003
Artwork budget: $100,000
Project Team
Artist
Ellen Driscoll
Client
Franz Mayer of Munich
Overview
Sandblasted and hand-painted glass fabricated at Franz Mayer of Munich
Porcelain sinks and toilets hand-painted at Kohler, Sheboygan, WI. Images of women in paintings and sculptures from the museum collection appear to float in a watery landscape that traverses all 4 walls of the restroom, mingling with nets and aquatic flora and fauna. In the toilets and sinks, fauna, flora, and nets appear to be disappearing down the drains, conjuring the larger world of water beyond the walls.