Gunther von Hagens is a controversial German anatomist who invented the plastination technique to conserve human and animal specimen's. Plastination is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. Meaning, the art that Hagen creates was at one time, a living human being and/or animal. His works are currently on display here in Dallas, ticket information is available. The Body World exhibition explains it best :"Throughout the ages, medical scholars and students have strived to understand how our bodies function through exploration of real human specimens. BODY WORLDS, the most highly attended touring exhibition in the world, takes this tradition one step further by presenting a new look at the human body.The exhibition features approximately 200 authentic human specimens, including whole bodies, plastinated individual organs and transparent body slices that have been preserved through the process of Plastination, a technique that replaces bodily fluids and fat with reactive plastics. BODY WORLDS offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand our own physiology and health and to gain new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human."
Link - Body Worlds
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And now I know what skin is for, promote racism, genecide, shallowness and ignorance. But damnnnnn what an ugly world it would be with out it....juicy too friggn drippin all over the place ewww.
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