This UK artist has a series of furniture pieces which have the appearance of being sculpted from human skin. Her facination is with the ability of the human body to percieve experiences through the senses; touch, sight, taste, etc. She says that these both facilitate and interrupt our understanding of the world. She observes the human body as a tool with these functions, and explores our ability to have a sense of self within this body of complex processes.
Check the links for pics and info.
http://www.jessicaharrison.co.uk/page12.htm
http://www.edinburghsculpture.org/artist.aspx?artist=Jessica+Harrison
...As an interesting side story, at the The School of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia, a group of scientists have developed a tiny coat made of living tissue (skin). This coat was created as an "art form to illuminate our human conduct with other living systems.
"... by de-constructing our cultural meaning of clothes as a second skin through art, we raise questions about our exploitation of other living beings.”
It is a single piece, without seams, made from immortalised living cells.
It is known as Vitctimless Leather.
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/clothes-that-grow-from-living-human-tissue/3162
Wow, everyone should definitely click on the above link on Jessica Harrison.
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