BodyWorlds - Bridging Science and Art?

BodyWorlds is a collection of “mummified” human bodies, displayed in an unorthodox way. The bodies diplayed are all performing some sort of activity, such as throwing a javelin, skiing, or jumping.

The exhibition is created by Gunther von Hagens, who invented a new method to preserve bodies called plastination. Plastination “makes it possible to preserve an entire body or individual tissues and organs that have been removed from the body of the deceased. Decomposition is halted by removing water and fats from the tissues and replacing these with polymers.”

I saw a preview of the exhibition on TV, and I was really happy to see it come to the Ontario Science Centre. I think it’s fascinating seeing the insides of actual human bodies, rather than the models we’re all used to. After all, Is there a better way to learn about our insides??

The exhibition is open until February 2006, so I will have to check it out after exams, possibly

during the Christmas break. I’ll keep you posted.

Would you visit such an exhibition, do you consider it art?

Source: OSC

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