11 June 2007

http://www.bodyworlds.com/en.html

Gunther von Hagens is a hero. I was reading his
http://www.koerperwelten.de/Downloads/OnGruesomeCorpses.pdf
and I began to wonder, will he have himself plastinated? And if so,
in what pose?

One option would be as a "greeter", waving the audience into his
exhibit. But I suspect he will prefer that of the anatomist in
Rembrandt’s painting of the anatomist, Dr. Andreas Tulp,
http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/gunther_von_hagens/hat.html
including his hat.

I took my 5 year old to see his first show. Used a laser pointer to
point things out. The bladder was of particular interest as my
son was learning control of that organ.