Many moons ago we had an image (or maybe a quality image?) that showed a German artist who was preparing an exhibit of actual human bodies, posed in various ways, where the muscles and bones and whatnot would show? I can't remember the exact details of it, but I believe this is the same guy.
It's Professor Gunther von Hagens, shown at the table above, performing a public autopsy. With 350 people watching, he dissected a 72-year-old's body. The event was to include the passing around of bowls containing the gent's organs and whatnot.
The professor was warned ahead of time that he might face charges by staging the exhibition, but he fought to do it anyway. It all happened in London and now the Brit police are deciding whether to charge him, and will work it out over the next few days.
The story at Ananova
11-21-2002, 11:17 AM
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