"That's how the light gets in" - Leonard Cohen
The crack in the precast concrete floor is fastidiously sculpted so that one edge mimics precisely the variation of the other, giving the impression that it is the product not of a bursting from within or an impact but rather from two opposing forces, pulling apart.
The crack gives the impression of being able to look below the historical surface. When you look below, however, there is just more concrete.
The word Shibboleth refers to a word that divides or distinguishes people.
Salcedo seems to see this as a reference to a crack in modernity and in colonial heritage.
People seemed to like to follow the crack on foot, tracing its undulations, rather than look at it from above.
i like this crack in the floor and apparently so do you :)
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