Operavirus

It is now possible to see the Rhinovirus in action at the opera house in northern Sweden

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Detecting airborne viruses at the opera

I don’t contribute with anything to this piece. It is the public who carries it with them. It’s about an involuntary participation where the reaction to the piece is much more important than the piece itself.
A piece where the spectator is potentially the subject of their own fears. it is that fear that is on display.

Most of our colds are caused by Rhinoviruses. The common conception has been that the main transmitter of Rhinoviruses was through touch, but clinical studies show that the primary culprit for contamination is extended exposure to indoor concentrations to airborne particles. They spread through invisible droplets in the air you breath. When you sneeze you send out between 3000 and 5000 droplets at up to 120 km/h reaching up to 10 meters. Rhinoviruses can stay alive as droplets in the air for as long as 3 hours.

Spårning av luftburna virus på operan

Jag tillför inget till detta verk. Det är publiken som bär verket med sig. Det handlar om ett ofrivilligt deltagande där reaktionen på verket är mycket viktigare än verket i sig. Ett verk där åskådaren potentiellt är orsaken till sin egen rädsla och där rädslan i själva verket är verket.

De allra flesta förkylningar orsakas av virus som kallas Rhinovirus. Man har länge trott att den huvudsakliga smittospridningsorsaken varit kontakt via hand, mun, ögon och näsa, men kliniska studier visar att den primära smittospridningen sker via luftburna partiklar inomhus. Partiklarna sprids genom osynliga droppar som man andas i luften. När man nyser skickar man ut mellan 3000 och 5000 droppar med en hastighet på 120 kilometer i timmen och som kan nå upp till 10 meter. Rhinovirus kan överleva i luften i upp till tre timmar.

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