Creative differences emerge between small-town organisers and passionate Hungarian artist who brought their dream to life
The ‘Cistern Chapel of Maryborough’ has generated national media attention but become the subject of an escalating legal dispute.The ‘Cistern Chapel of Maryborough’ has generated national media attention but become the subject of an escalating legal dispute.Last modified on Wed 1 Jun 2022 07.33 BST
Cistern Chapel committee president, Nancy Bates, was the public face of much of the media attention, telling Channel 7’s flagship breakfast program, Sunrise, andThis article includes content provided by. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies.
What they agree upon, however, is that the souring in relations was caused – at its heart – by a difference of artistic vision for the refurbishment of the toilet block.Photograph: Fiona Harper/The Guardian Nonetheless, he says he tried to incorporate the ideas of the committee, only in a way that maintained “the quality of the artwork” – “where I can still put my name on it, you know?”
Bates disputes Akos’ claims that the “entire universe” of the toilet was his creation, saying it was a committee – including some of the town’s most respected citizens – who reimagined the public toilet, raised the funds and petitioned the grants that transformed it.
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