7. Artefact Research #1 - A Look at Body Worlds

Still kind of unsure about the exact installation I want to make, I decided to look up "interactive" and "organs" and see what comes up, partially for inspiration, and also to make sure I don't make something too similar to something that already exists.

Body Worlds
Mentioned in an earlier post, Body Worlds is an interactive science exhibit featuring plastinated human bodies and organs.
(Body Worlds, 2018)

Created by Dr. Angelina Whalley and Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the exhibit aims to promote awareness about preventative healthcare, showing the audience the varying ways the human body can be affected by different lifestyles. Visitors are able to see how common diseases and addictions affect each organ, emphasising the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
(Body Worlds, 2018)
According to a survey developed by Professor Ernst-D. Lantermann of the University of Kassel, Germany, "68% of the respondents resolved to pay more attention to their physical health in future." (Body Worlds, 2018).

(Body Worlds, 2018)
After looking at Body Worlds, I'd like to hope that my exhibit can make visitors feel something after experiencing it, beyond just "huh that's cool", or even "meh". Further research is needed to find sounds that can be sufficient emotional triggers, while also being able to create something that resembles music.

References: 
Body Worlds (n.d.). Plastinated human body, lungs, and heart [image] Available at: https://bodyworlds.com/ [Accessed 6 Nov. 2018].

Body Worlds. (n.d.). Philosophy - Body Worlds. [online] Available at: https://bodyworlds.com/about/philosophy/ [Accessed 6 Nov. 2018].

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