The Corner Problem
According to our hygiene-obsessed culture, dirt and germs are the common enemy. The ritual of daily cleaning accepts a futility: the moment a surface is cleaned, it starts to get dirty once again. Yet, we continue the Sisyphean task of fighting to eradicate bacteria day after day. Nowhere is the compulsion to fight germs more prevalent than in the contemporary museum, where conditioned and humidified air, pristine white walls, and spotless floors construct an antiseptic world hostile to germs. Despite all efforts, microorganisms track from body to body, space to space, and building to building. Grime from urban streets is brought inside; dead skin becomes airborne and settles as dust; bacteria spreads across high-touch surfaces like handrails and transaction counters.
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