Body Worlds Exhibit

[Ancalagon]

Hey guys,

Has anyone been to the Body Worlds exhibit at the Sci Bono Discovery centre?

Thinking of going - just wanted to know if it is worth it. Is it interesting? Is it busy?

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Very cool

 

[TofuMofu]

I went last time they were here. Really awesome and would recommend.

 

[K3NS31]

I also went last time they were in SA. Very interesting, worth checking out.

 

[Drifter]

Pricey though.

 

[scudsucker]

I went to it in the UK in 2003 or so.

While the specimens are extremely interesting, and as far as I know are all volunteers, I had one ethical issue with it.

This was triggered mostly by two exhibitions.

1) on entry, there was a platicised skeleton in a prayer position, next to a lecturn. There was a label stating something like, "praying for the souls of the people exhibited here".

2) there was an example of a pregnant woman, with the baby in her womb exposed. Her skin had been removed. What bothered me was the fact that this exhibition had had lipstick applied to her (still skinned) lips.

To me, both of these examples are terribly tasteless. The exhibition itself does border on tastelessness, but IMO is still mostly scientifically interesting.

But why put lipstick on a corpse; and why bring religion into an exhibition?

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

Would freak me out.

 

[Kloofvreter]

and why bring religion into an exhibition?

You could easily just not pay attention to this.

 

[Ancalagon]

Cool thanks guys.

EDIT: Regarding religion, the Discovery website mentions something regarding the "intelligent design" of our bodies. Hmm.

On the other hand, the guy who founded it is an atheist himself.

 

[K3NS31]

Cool thanks guys.

EDIT: Regarding religion, the Discovery website mentions something regarding the "intelligent design" of our bodies. Hmm.

On the other hand, the guy who founded it is an atheist himself.

I think it's just a turn of phrase.

 

[scudsucker]

The guy chose to place a kneeling body in front of a lecturn.

It is a dig at religion (such "digs" have no place in a "scientific" exhibition)

Atheist or not, it was poorly curated.

 

[Kloofvreter]

The guy chose to place a kneeling body in front of a lecturn.

It is a dig at religion (such "digs" have no place in a "scientific" exhibition)

Atheist or not, it was poorly curated.

You can just look at the exhibition without paying attention to whatever dig you think it might be

 

[scudsucker]

And to be honest the lipsticked corpse was more disturbing.

 

[Kloofvreter]

And to be honest the lipsticked corpse was more disturbing.

LOL, with that I can agree.

 

[Ninja'd]

Never heard of this but sounds interesting

2) there was an example of a pregnant woman, with the baby in her womb exposed. Her skin had been removed. What bothered me was the fact that this exhibition had had lipstick applied to her (still skinned) lips.

Macabre :twisted:

 

[Ancalagon]

How busy is it normally on weekends and public holidays? Is it worth booking?