wonky restrooms

Large concrete cylinders of varying heights, with slanted roofs, assymetrically arranged. Area lighting on high poles set at random angles. The restrooms at San Buenaventura State Beach look architect- or artist-designed, but I haven’t been able to find the creator.

I wondered if it was Dennis Oppenheim, who has a famously off-kilter piece in Ventura, but his body of work is more ‘out there’ than this installation. And anyway, I don’t think California State Parks could have afforded his services. Still, it’s nice to see a public restroom a bit more visually interesting than a cinder block box.

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