Why Bother?

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Check out http://www.squarespace.com for a free trial or go to http://squarespace.com/Baumgartner to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. -- It was once said, and often repeated that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while hoping for a different result. In conservation we fight a constantly losing battle; the clean painting will become dirty, the repaired artwork will be once again damaged. Are we Sisyphus doomed to labor in futility, are the objects ships of Theseus, slowly becoming less and less themselves? Is there any point to all of this and if not, Why Bother? -- Support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/baumgartnerrestoration Official Baumgartner Merchandise https://teespring.com/stores/bfars-store Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/baumgartnerrestoration Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/baumgartnerfineartrestoration