#civic

Every city has its quiet systems. Some are monumental and invisible, power stations, data centres, logistics sheds. Others operate at a smaller scale, on pavements, in parks, at the end of a lead. R. Mutt belongs firmly to the latter. Caption At first glance, R. Mutt is simply a dog. A familiar urban companion, loyal, patient, largely uninterested in architecture. But like its namesake Marcel Duchamp’s infamous Urinal pan, this dog asks us to look again at something we think we already understand. Not to shock, but to reframe. To notice what we usually step around.   Caption Dogs, after all, are like us small metabolic engines. They move through the city every day, converting food into companionship, routine, and ine... More