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.
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.