Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Plastination in Pictures

Filed under: Art


Marc Steinmetz, a German photographer, made a short photo-essay about Gunther von Hagens and his method to preserve anatomical specimens, called plastination, which has become famous thanks to the Body Worlds exhibition.

Prior to clicking to see the photo-essay, some of you might want to put down that tasty muffin before it changes its flavor.

More on plastination from Body Worlds.

(hat tip: MAKE: Blog)

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