Fashioning the Body: Versions of the Citizen, the Self, and the Subject

Notable rules:

You must be a student of TESC to receive a lock for a locker. 

If you are six years old you must enter the locker room with someone of the correct, respective gender. 

The first area is a cold, antiseptic room occupied by lockers and two dressing rooms with doors. Berber carpet lines the floors. Florescent lights buzz. The lockers are arranged in incomplete rectangles that provide a minimal amount of privacy as compared to the dressing rooms, where an onlooker passing would only be able to view a set of barren legs. 

The lockers provide a space for daily attire to be locked away during the workout session; they act as a receptacle for abandon. 

No mirrors are located in the dressing rooms or near the lockers. 

The sauna is situated near the far end of the locker area. 

Inside the sauna, heat emanates from wood surfaces: tiers for resting and relaxation. Its aesthetic is a departure from the architecture of the locker room as a whole. 

A small hallway leads into the bathing and restroom area. A large mirror hangs from the wall.

The flooring is composed of small tiles. 

To the left, three showers equipped with four heads. The center shower provides four metal partitions between each head, but no shower curtains.  Water rushes into drains on the floor. 

The bathroom: 

Sinks, no mirrors in front of them. 

Three doors provide entrances to cubicles that contain toilets, trash receptacles, and holders for toilet paper. 

A tampon machine: 25 cents.

A girl squeezes her head into a red swim cap. 

The locker room could afford to be a more inviting space.