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I Sing The Body Plastic
Posted May 1, 2006
The local dailies have been abuzz about "Body Worlds," the May 5 - Sept. 4 Science Museum of Minnesota show featuring preserved (in plastic) human bodies in a variety of poses and actions. According to the people who run Body Worlds, the display that makes the biggest impression on viewers is the preserved lungs of a heavy smoker, shown side-by-side with a set of healthy lungs. Because of this, the American Lung Association of Minnesota is working with the show as a "promotional partner."
Does anyone else in the MNspeak community plan on seeing the display? Your thoughts? Opinions?
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30 Comments:
I would love to go see it, but it's a bit spendy for my budget ($52 for a pair of adults). Maybe I could get a discount if I promise to donate my body to Gunther von Hagens after I jump off this mortal coil.
»» Submitted by »»» leigha at 9:22 AM on May 1
My family caught it in Chicago last year and raved and raved and raved about it. I'm generally a squeamish guy but I'm looking forward to attending.
»» Submitted by »»» crz at 9:48 AM on May 1
Totally going. I just have to buy the tickets.
I took a cardiac anatomy/physiology class (1 week long) at the U this winter, and the anatomy and dissection instructors were really excited about this and wanted everyone to go.
»» Submitted by Elizabeth at 10:14 AM on May 1
I saw BodyWorlds a few years ago in London, and it remains one of the most strikingly educational productions I've ever seen. The sheer volume and variety of the dispayed bodies was amazing, as was artistry in some of the presentations (which did, I feel, border on the overly bizarre and silly- aspects that translated to unforgivably offensive to some people). I have a feeling the show I saw may be a bit more extensive and risque than the one coming here. Of the displays I saw, the longitudinally-halved body of a women with a mature fetus inside of her (part of the whole 'fetus' section) womb qualifies as the most memorable.
Also memorable.. getting so close to these dead bodies that you can see their eyelashes, their tatoos, the little irregularites on their skin. The fact that the bodies were not so long ago walking and talking humans does take a little adjusting to.
And then there was that one display, the pole vaulter. His partially-skinned body was arranged way up next to the ceiling in mid-vault, suspended upside-down on tope of a pole, while the majority of his gastro-intestinal system was arranged as if it had slid down the pole to eye-level, where it too was suspended for the viewers to see as they casually stroll by.
I very, very strongly recommend the show- I'm really glad it finally made its way here.
»» Submitted by lisa_v. at 10:06 AM on May 1
Oh, I'll be there.
Not up my alley.
»» Submitted by The Rat at 10:36 AM on May 1
[Previously covered back here.]
»» Submitted by »»» rex at 10:55 AM on May 1
Hard to scoop you, Rex.
»» Submitted by »»» alamn at 11:03 AM on May 1
I've been looking forward to it for quite a long time. I'm definitely going!
»» Submitted by DouglasG at 11:23 AM on May 1
I am so going. I didn't realize the price of the ticket was $52 for a pair of adults. However, it's not every day you get to view an exhibit like this!
I was especially enticed by a line in the Strib's article about the exhibit. "Even teenagers were hushed by the sight of the skinless bodies displayed like sculptures in Philadelphias cavernous Franklin Institute."
»» Submitted by »»» john at 11:25 AM on May 1
I was planning on it until I heard the pricetag. Ouch.
»» Submitted by »»» champs at 11:36 AM on May 1
I saw it at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, and believe me, it is so worth the price of admission.
»» Submitted by chuck t at 11:49 AM on May 1
Will absolutely most definitely be going.
Some people can't handle this stuff - and there are others that actually have the nerve to call it "wrong".
All I have to say is we humans are amazing machines, and anything that helps us understand our inner workings is a Good Thing®
»» Submitted by Cary at 12:03 PM on May 1
This may surprise, but I have no interest in this junk medicine traveling show.
The 52 dollars will buy me and the little lady 13 packs of smokes!
YAY! SMOKING!
»» Submitted by Phil M. at 12:20 PM on May 1
Here's something those smokes will buy you, Phil.
»» Submitted by »»» alamn at 12:31 PM on May 1
HERE is something else I can buy, Bob.
»» Submitted by Phil M. at 1:05 PM on May 1
Well, so much for that thread...
»» Submitted by »»» DaveM at 1:24 PM on May 1
it's $22
$26 is if you wanna see the Human Body Omnifilm
»» Submitted by »»» solace at 1:29 PM on May 1
I do want to see the film. I imagine it will be like being a character from "Fantastic Voyage."
i'm all over Body Worlds. we've been waiting to see it since hearing about it years ago from a friend in Amsterdam. i mean c'mon -- socially acceptable dead bodies!
»» Submitted by »»» chuck at 2:13 PM on May 1
hmmm...Do I hear a new vlog in the works? Night of the Plastic Dead?
All kidding aside, I am hearing really remarkable responses from those who have seen the show. We are glad to help spread the word.
»» Submitted by »»» alamn at 2:23 PM on May 1
Why does every smoking get mentioned in every Fricking thread?
It's starting to get really fucking annoying!
»» Submitted by Mpls Simpleton at 3:04 PM on May 1
The "category" of this post should have given you a clue, MS. Not to mention that it came from "Mr. Nanny State-Minnesota."
But I hear ya, pal. Can we talk about asthma instead? Healthy homes? Biofuels? We are not a one-trick pony at ALAMN.
However, I do talk about a variety of topics, from beer to overhyped television news sets.
»» Submitted by »»» alamn at 3:13 PM on May 1
I saw the exhibit in Berlin a few years ago. It was absolutely fascinating.
»» Submitted by Kate R at 5:12 PM on May 1
I saw the exhibit in Chicago last year, because thats where I live... it was amazing but I wasn't weirded out by it at all, and i feel like i should have been. I kept wondering if I was a bad person for not being disturbed in the least bit while surrounded by preserved human bodies cut apart in various forms... hmmm.
The cardiovascular system display is amazing! ...by the way.
»» Submitted by Steph at 7:12 PM on May 1
Will be there on Saturday
»» Submitted by jennifer at 7:45 PM on May 1
We covered the exhibit years ago in a magazine I worked when it was showing in Europe. The prevailing logic was that the display was too far out and would probably inspire protests from conservative or religious groups. I'm impressed and pleasantly surprised that we were wrong.
Once again, the American Lung Association has to find a way to barge in and ruin my fun.
»» Submitted by Amber at 12:22 AM on May 1
Go see Body Worlds anyway, Amber. If it makes you feel better, you can pretend I'm one of the displays. Have fun.
»» Submitted by »»» alamn at 8:15 AM on May 2
Actually, yes, I am planning on going to see Body Worlds. I don't think the blackened lung will have much effect on my smoking, however...if my mom, who is the director of the American Cancer Society, couldn't make me quit with her guilt-trips...well, then, you kinda get the idea.
Plus, smoking makes me look cool. And I don't wanna give up any of my cool quotient.
»» Submitted by Amber at 11:06 AM on May 2
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