The Dirty Art Sink

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The other day at university, in my other art class which is based on the craft of painting, I was appalled. 

My art teacher does not like to roster her students to clean up after themselves, I suppose because she expects us to be able to apply our common sense after the commencing of our art classes and be able to clean our own messes - apparently, this is not the case.

Ten minutes before twelve in the afternoon on every Thursday, there remains always me and either one or two students, the others having rushed off to catch the rest of the day. Their gigantic easels remain where they were last left when they are meant to be folded up again and placed in their storage place, and the sink as dirty as ever.

For the past three months, there has been a rancid smell that has been coming from the sink area. Nobody dared to investigate it, rather they would wash their hands and belongings and walk off before anyone noticed their noticing of the source of smell. I decided to investigate. Two washcloths, abandoned at the end of the sink for maybe a year were the source to this smell. I ordered the teacher to retrieve some sort of bag, she brought me the rubbish bin and I picked these cloths up and as I moved them to the bin the smell followed. How I managed not to bring up my breakfast, I know not.

I was infuriated. I told my teacher about some of the horrible artrooms I have noticed whilst on placement, and I told her that people should feel blessed that we have some sort of fresh water supply to wash our belongings with. She responded, "yes, that is true, however I think it because of the area the university is in that the sink stays this way". 

You cannot blame the locality of a university for the laziness of people. I have grown up in the proximity of my university, and I have grown up to know that leaving a wet object submerged in water and chemicals for a year will result in a rancid smell. 

It amazes me how my peers know that they are scheduled to be at university at certain times, yet they disobey the timetabling and leave several minutes beforehand. What is the rush? While you rush off, mould takes its time making itself comfortable in a place that has been given to you to maintain hygiene. 

Oh, the irony.