This is art. Question mark. This is art. Period. The brilliant body of work produced by Bay Area conceptual artist David Ireland (1930 -2009) pays homage to everyday life. This particular piece brings together toilet paper rolls, cleaning powder and wood furniture to create A Decade Document, Withcomet, Andcomet, Andstool (1980-90) . The SFMOMA describes it as a classical altarpiece. The type of altarpiece The Hygiene Hunter prays at every day. My altarpiece just happens to be comprised of paper towel rolls and bottles of biodegradable Ecover. My mom on the other hand is partial to the powder. Read my "Blame or thank my mother." post. Hit.
Three verifiable things about me. One. I am an only child. The concept of sharing, therefore, is foreign to me. Two. I am a Virgo. The sign regarded as a perfectionist. Three. My mother raised me to be meticulously clean; compulsively tidy. According to my mother, "You have taken this clean thing way too far." I disagree. Apologies to my mother.
Nature or nurture? Who knows? Who cares? I have not been diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Nor would I label myself a Cleanaholic. Or a Germaphobe. My world though, is definitely a unique place. One where doors open magically. Hotel mattresses are pristine. And estheticians never double dip.
I live in this world without a bubble or a honeycomb mask. About 15 years ago I got tired of catching the flu du jour and became ever more so hygienically vigilant -- perhaps obsessively so.
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