Week 4: Medicine + Technology + Art
The human body and its physiology is intriguing to me, so I was super excited about this weeks' topic on Medicine + Technology +Art. The human body has presented fascination to many people throughout time, starting with the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians, which has transferred to present day with doctors saving lives on the daily. This goes "back to the times of human dissection that truly is the intersection of art and science,"(Vesna, Medicine pt.1). As presented in lecture Medicine pt.1 by professor Vesna, the attraction of the body continues and is displayed through the traveling exhibition Body Worlds. It is amazing that in our modern world we are able to preserve and create art out of human bodies through the combination of both medicine and technology. Courtesy of: : https://www.musement.com/us/amsterdam/skip-the-line-ticket-body-worlds-of-amsterdam-the-happiness-project-2193/ The documentary of Orlan and her artwork is the most int