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There will also be accompanying talks and film screenings. The exhibition of Martin’s photos is accompanied by quotes about urinals from the likes of Jean Genet and Rimbaud. They were a godsend to those who could not entertain at home and expose their sexual proclivities to the outside world.’ (Photo: © Marc Martin – Fenster Zum Klo) Despite being disparaged as sleazy and dirty, they allowed for immediate, anonymous sexual contacts. ‘Differences were blurred and otherwise separated cultures briefly mixed. However, he believes public toilets have offered, ‘sites of unbridled freedom. He says among many members of the gay community, public toilets ‘remain more a source of shame than pride.’ But they were no hell either.’ A traditional public ‘pissoir’ in Paris, 1959 (© Collection of Marc Martin) Public toilets ‘more a source of shame than pride’ for some gay men “Cottages” (or “Tearooms”) were no heaven, granted. ‘In there, I also had the most unlikely, unexpected encounters. ‘And I’m proud of them! … These places, where men were constantly coming and going, were instrumental in my sexuality, aroused my desires and quenched my curiosity. In an introduction to the show, Martin writes that some of his earliest sexual encounters were in public lavatories. His work, which often includes models, broadly explores male fantasies. The French photographer has embarked on a project of taking photos in public toilets. It features photographs taken by Marc Martin. A museum in Berlin, Germany, has just unveiled an exhibition dedicated to the subject of gay sex in public toilets.įenster Zum Klo: Public Toilets, Private Affairs is running now at Berlin’s Schwules Museum.