I'm off to look at some dead people

[Mad_Jack_Rabbit]

Right, I'm off to the 'Bodyworlds' Exhibition. And I have to go on my own 'cause my two daughters and my wife went 'But they're dead bodies! That's disgusting and creepy.' And everyone else I know is at work - which means less queueing for

Anybody else seen it?

 

[District Line]

Charming, will Van Gogh's ear be there?

 

[Coolville]

I saw it in Berlin in 2001.
Fascinating stuff! Enjoy.
apparently, the exhibition in London is a smash hit and was extended due to popular demand.

 

[Weevil]

And other rejected slogans from the Sixth Sense,

 

[Sillyman]

I'm always up for a bit of mortuary burlesque, but I don't believe said show will be anywhere near my area soon. Pity.

 

[Coolville]

I'm always up for a bit of mortuary burlesque, but I don't believe said show will be anywhere near my area soon. Pity.

Nope. it's only been in Europe, Seoul and Japan.
There was a great deal of outrage in England, so I would imagine that the States would be a no fly zone for the show. A little too racy for the moral majority (who are neither).

Maybe NYC or something.

 

[Coolville]

However, you can still donate your body to the exhibition after your death: from the bodyworld's website:

All anatomical specimen on display in the BODY WORLDS exhibition are authentic. They belonged to persons who declared during their lifetime that their bodies should be made available after their deaths for the qualification of physicians and the instruction of laypersons. Many donors underscore that they can be useful for other persons even after their death by donating their body. Their selfless body donations allow us to gain unique insights into human bodies which have been reserved thus far for physicians at best. We thus wish to thank the body donors.

The Heidelberg Institute for Plastination has a specific body donation programme. Before making their disposition all body donors are provided with detailed information. An information brochure published precisely for this purpose informs donors about the plastination technique, the Institute, how to become a body donor, what happens with the body at the Institute after death, and how the plastinates are used. Further information on body donations is available at the annual body donor meetings and the "Bundesverband der Körperspender e.V." (Federal Association of Body Donors reg. Information only in German available).

When signing the disposition form and the body donation identity card the body donor confirms that he/she agrees with the donation. A body donation for plastination purposes constitutes a declaration of will which may be revoked at any time.

bodyworlds body donation

 

[Sillyman]

Major U.S. cities could probably accept the idea without a hassle. It's the big rural chunks of our country that would be up in arms about anything.

 

[Rambling Rose]

These things never make it to Alabama.

 

[Sillyman]

These things never make it to Alabama.

Best we could come was the Tri-State Crematorium.


Pity they cleaned that up so fast. Them was good eatins.

 

[miles]

These things never make it to Alabama.

I'd make the ride over for you, babydoll. And I ain't dead yet.

 

[District Line]

A few months back, Channel 4 here in Britain broadcast a live autopsy by this guy. It was purported to be a kind of performance art and there was a lot of controversy about it.

I didn't watch, not my cup of formaldehyde.

 

[Lost Cause]

It's interesting that the exhibit comes from a country that has a history of unusual uses for the remains of deceased people. I see the exhibit, I see lampshades and gloves made from skin, and soap from bodyfat. My own little quirk about the subject.

 

[Mad_Jack_Rabbit]

Not at all LC.

These people VOLUNTARILY donated their bodies for this purpose.

While I wouldn't say that the exhibition was 'artistic' it was fascinating and I gained a better appreciation of the human body.

I found that the poses were more to display the anatomical aspects better rather than 'artistic.'

And I thought the 'rabbit' was cool. If I'd had the time to queue up, I would have bought a t-shirt with the rabbit on just to freak the kids out (and other people down the pub ) The rabbit's circulatory system had been injected with a resin then the flesh and bone disolved away leaving just the circulatory system. In the shape of a rabbit.

Thumbs up. If it comes to a city near you, go and see it.

 

[Mad_Jack_Rabbit]

A few months back, Channel 4 here in Britain broadcast a live autopsy by this guy. It was purported to be a kind of performance art and there was a lot of controversy about it.

I didn't watch, not my cup of formaldehyde.

I saw some of that when I got in from the pub and eating a snack of cheese on toast.

It wasn't performance art but a return to more traditional medicine when such procedures were performed in public (that's why they call them opperating theatres.)

I was very disappointed by it. For all its hype, they didn't show much of the procedures - carefull angles to hide what was going on and cuts to the audience, some of whom seemed more distubed by the idea rather than what was happening.

 

[District Line]

Oh he's back. Well, was there much difference between the exhibits and the Tory Shadow Cabinet?

 

[Coolville]

Oh he's back. Well, was there much difference between the exhibits and the Tory Shadow Cabinet?

Yes, the exhibits were colourful and had depth and texture.

 

[District Line]

Yes, the exhibits were colourful and had depth and texture.

Lol. Yeah and I should imagine more charisma than Ian Duncan Smith.

 

[Mad_Jack_Rabbit]

Oh he's back. Well, was there much difference between the exhibits and the Tory Shadow Cabinet?

Yes - there were some women on display and the exhibets which still had a scalp had a lot more hair than IDS. They were also far more interesting.

I can think of a few politicians I wouldn't mind seeing displayed like that... Hmmm now there's an idea for Madame Tussaudes.