i first saw the bodyworlds exhibit at the california science center and had to go back – it contains the most spectacular collection of dissected human bodies that have been plastinated (preserved with an infiltration of silicone) so that you can see the muscles, nerves, organs – even blood vessels in ways i never imagined before. pictured is one of the most spectacular full-body plastinates of a runner, muscles splayed in a boccioni-like pose to reveal the complex structure behind everyday movement. reminds you at once how timeless in beauty and fragile in substance the body is.
via primer