Artist: Marianne Vitale
 Piece: Outhouse
 Year: 2012
 Dimensions: 97 x 57 x 79 in
 Outhouse is made out of old pieces of lumber that Marianne found. She then nailed them together creating an old fashion one holler! From the title Outhouse, the viewer believes that this is the outside of an outhouse. An outhouse that has been left to the elements for several years. But this piece may not really be an outhouse at all. To make up an outhouse it has to have a place for a person to relieve themselves. Typically an outhouse has a hole cut into the floor that leads into a dirt pit that is easy to cover up when full. This outhouse is on cement and it would be very difficult to dig a hole into it. This outhouse is constructed out of old pieces of wood that a person would find around an old farm. The "Z" is a shape that is seen very often on farms because it is a good support system. This 3D wood structure does not let the viewer see into it. The door to the front is closed! So, this outhouse might not be an outhouse at all. The viewer just has to trust that the artist is telling them the truth! That this is in fact an outhouse.
Typically, an outhouse is seen outsize but for some reason Marianne has placed this outhouse inside. This changes its meaning for me. Now this outhouse once regarded as disgusting is now the center of attraction in this room! It is the sole object! The white walls that engulf this outhouse make the brown wood look that much more aged and darker in value. The outhouse is set in this room as if it is a piece of furniture that is meant to be admired.... This can also be thought of as a sculpture that is admired. This outhouse could then be thought in a crude way,as a place that sculptures are made! Vitale could be poking fun of something people do every day! Which is poop! This piece could possibly be about the special old fashion sculpture rooms that people used every day once!! POOP!