Constraints

In leau of a "roadmap", which I feel is overplayed, Ben Shits operates under a set of constraints. I say all the time that constraints breed creativity.

The DAO can vote to change these constraints over time ("break the rules"), but they exist to allow the essence of Ben Shits to flourish.

  1. Each photo consists of Ben on a toilet

  2. Toilet is real and porcelain

  3. Dimensions are at least [X]

  4. Ben does not openly expose genitalia in public with strangers around

  5. Genitalia must be blurred out, or otherwise obscured from final photo (except on Ben Shits Midnight Edition, available on my OnlyFans).

  6. Each collection defines further constraints.

Initial Collections

Wild Toilets In the Mountains

Features Ben in and on top of alpine environments.

Constraints

  1. Photo must be shot on a mountain or with mountains in the background

  2. Photo must in some way embody the spirit of the mountains

  3. No helicopters

  4. No ‘shopped images

Wild Toilets in the Desert

Features Ben in desert environments, such as around his current home of Reno, NV.

Constraints

  1. Photo must be shot in the desert

  2. Photo must in some way embody the spirit of the desert (i.e. can't just be a photo in his house)

  3. No ‘shopped images

Wild Toilets in the Garden

Features Ben in gardens, surrounded by lots of foliage.

Constraints

  1. Photo must be shot in a garden. From Wikipedia: “A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is control. The garden can incorporate both natural and artificial materials.”

  2. Photo must in some way embody the spirit of the garden

  3. No ‘shopped images

Future Collections

Wild Toilets In the Tundra

Features Ben in extreme, treeless, cold landscapes at high latitudes.

Wild Toilets In the Forest

Features Ben in lush, canopied forests around the world. Cloud, rain, boreal, evergreen are all fair game.

Wild Toilets At Sea

Features Ben under and above saline watery environments.

Wild Toilets In Space

This one will have to be ‘shopped until Richard Branson or Elon Musk get onboard.