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Journal Article
For 'Anyone Interested in Learning What Makes Us Human'
2008
Overview
Cappello talks about anatomist Gunther von Hagens, creator of BodyWorlds, who is responsible for a newly minted preservation technique called plastination--where the once-living human is preserved by a method that replaces bodily fluids and soluble fats with reactive resins and elastomers. Von Hagens' BodyWorlds exhibit--also known as the traveling corpse show or the corpse art show--preserves, poses, and sculpts human body without their skin, exposing areas that a person doesn't usually see. Here, Cappello comments that BodyWorlds treats bodies as mere matter, pliable dough, and lifeless stuff--it has no interest in what makes a person human.
