CLOTHESLINE

The intervention is related to the current use of this architectural space where, at present there is a hairdressing saloon. The facade became a support for drying laundry. Women's underwear and towels of the saloon were hung on the ropes, two elements of wide connotation belonging to the private sphere. Underwear and towels refer to actions that are not socially exposed in public. By bringing this intimacy outside in an area of heavy traffic, not only private issues but spaces and uses are enhanced and questioned.

It is also shown here the traditionally feminine practice of washing and hanging, which usually remains hidden somewhere at home. In San Juan, it is not usual to have direct access to the area where clothing is hanging. In the back of the house, where clotheslines usually are, it is nowadays usual to put up a wall to hide them. This prevents visual access to the place where hanging clothes are. This practice reflects some conservatism in the social code of a place like San Juan, where "bringing one's dirty clothes out in the sun" is not as easy as elsewhere in the world. In this society, the other´s look on our belongings has great importance and power, and it unavoidably plays a fundamental role in the people´s personality.