so i spent most of my weeknights playing video games, and a good part of my weekend hanging out with friends and drinking over various games (beer pong, poker, bar trivia, pictionary). it was a solid weekend.
the craziest part though was going to see body worlds at the science center. lots of organs and pieces of people that were very instructional in terms of getting a picture of what exactly is inside of us. but i was much more drawn to the full bodies that were cut open and/or posed. not only were they enlightening lessons in anatomy, but they were really beautiful as art pieces as well. one of the first, the ‘praying man’ right here, made me realize this wasn’t just a science show. some major thought went into the presentation.
how cool is it that some real person has been made into a timeless work of art? the discussion over the relative merits or ethical propriety of these pieces could go on for days, but part of me wanted to grab an info card on body donation… interestingly enough, they were all out.
I saw the bodies show here in vegas last year- i was shocked by how large it was- I thought we were going to be there for maybe 45 minutes, but it took over 2 hours to get through the 8 or 9 rooms they had set up! Totally worth the price of admission and I see people’s insides all the time in the operating room!