March 9th 2010 - The Outhouse

This piece of public art on Woolton Road, a stones throw from John Lennon's former home, 'Mendips', has mystified passers by for a few years now. Little is known about the strange glass box in the woodland at the side of the road, which glows red at night (and is now also home to a mini Lambanana). It is the work of artist Vong Phaophanit and is an interpretation of houses designed by Owen Ellis Partnership on an adjacent site. I liked the social context here - with the high rise housing, lights blazing, in the background.