Your epidermis is showing! How many times have you heard that one? Epidermis, a fancy word for skin, is the most visible organ in our bodies. Thus, yours is definitely showing. NewScientist.com’s CultureLab has found an exhibition for the ages: Skin, of the Welcome Collection, which has covered every inch of the epidermis.
There are four sections – Objects, Marks, Impressions, and Afterlives, each separated by a hanging curtain of something reminiscent of – you guessed it – skin. The “Objects” section deals with historical views of skin – drawings of people with their skin peeled off to show all that is inside; paintings of skin being something completely separate from the body, like a woman who is embroidering an ear. The “Marks” section shows how people connect their character to their skin – acne, scars, tattoos, skin color. The “Impressions” exhibit shows just how the skin is one of our five senses. “Afterlives” explores the rotting of the skin at the very end. The Skin Lab is the last thing to see, a touch exploration of skin, including trying on actual skin clothes that interested parties can even purchase.
Skin has more dimensions than you originally thought – more important that being just the most visible organ, as proved by the exhibit Skin, on display until September 26, 2010.
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Actually, epidermis is a single (outermost) layer of skin.
I wonder if wearing clothing that realistically depicts naked skin is legal. Somebody must have tried this!
Umm… most people already DO wear apparel made of skin. It’s just not *human* skin.
But if wearing the skin of a dead cow isn’t close enough, you can actually buy human skin products here:
http://humanleather.co.uk/
At least the skin used in those products was given willingly, but I find it all pretty gross now.
Interesting article. Were did you got all the information from? Anyway thank you for this great post!
Don’t think I could wrap my head around it. Too gross for me
clothes made of skin?I dont think so. . .
I would never wear any item made of human skin. During World War II the nazis made lamps and other objects from those who died (and sometimes before) death in the concentration camps. Using human skin for clothes is gross and obscene and disrespects the memory of those who died.
My comment was incomplete. I meant to say that the Nazis made the lamps and other objects from the skin of their prisoners.
That was cool, Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting article. You have mentioned some good points. I especially found it interesting where you have stated the four sections i.e, Objects, Marks, Impressions, and Afterlives