Comments on: The Importance of Bodies http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/ This lifestream was once a blog. Articles about Technology, the Internet, and Cyberpsychology are available in the archive. Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:42:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sinéad http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68985 Sinéad Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:14:44 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68985 You certainly don't sound like a crack pot :) just a difference of opinion. Enjoyed your post. You certainly don’t sound like a crack pot :) just a difference of opinion. Enjoyed your post.

]]> By: Clare http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68947 Clare Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:35:14 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68947 It's a commercial enterprise though, which exploits the dead for profit. I'd imagine that least some visitors look at the bodies as a freak show. I agree that it must be a powerful exhibition though, and think that the debate which it has generated around education and science is fantastic. But, I will won't spend my bucks supporting poor human rights. The joys of a free world I guess, everyone can choose for themselves without censorship. Thought that alternative view needed to be made in an (I hope) non crack-pot sounding way! It’s a commercial enterprise though, which exploits the dead for profit. I’d imagine that least some visitors look at the bodies as a freak show.

I agree that it must be a powerful exhibition though, and think that the debate which it has generated around education and science is fantastic. But, I will won’t spend my bucks supporting poor human rights.

The joys of a free world I guess, everyone can choose for themselves without censorship. Thought that alternative view needed to be made in an (I hope) non crack-pot sounding way!

]]> By: Sinéad http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68909 Sinéad Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:08:30 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68909 I believe that everyone visiting the exhibition is well aware of the once "living, breathing, feeling human" people on display, the exhibition is powerful because of it, both emotively and from an educational perspective. "Artificial exhibitions" would never have the same impact or generate the same healthy curiosity. I believe that everyone visiting the exhibition is well aware of the once “living, breathing, feeling human” people on display, the exhibition is powerful because of it, both emotively and from an educational perspective. “Artificial exhibitions” would never have the same impact or generate the same healthy curiosity.

]]> By: Clare http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68890 Clare Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:13:18 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68890 I disagree. Got very passionate commenting here, so decided to blog on it here: http://www.clareherbert.ie/archive/172. Those were people. Not art. Not anatomy lessons. Not models. Not sculptures. They were living, breathing, feeling people. To exploit what they've left behind is both immoral and a very poor educational message to send. I disagree. Got very passionate commenting here, so decided to blog on it here: http://www.clareherbert.ie/archive/172.

Those were people. Not art. Not anatomy lessons. Not models. Not sculptures. They were living, breathing, feeling people. To exploit what they’ve left behind is both immoral and a very poor educational message to send.

]]> By: Bodies: A Criticism | Clare Herbert http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68889 Bodies: A Criticism | Clare Herbert Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:09:55 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68889 [...] read Sinéad’s post and getting passionate commenting on it, I decided to do a whole post on [...] [...] read Sinéad’s post and getting passionate commenting on it, I decided to do a whole post on [...]

]]> By: Sinéad http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68603 Sinéad Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:56:37 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68603 Thanks very much Ken :) Thanks very much Ken :)

]]> By: Ken Armstrong http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68461 Ken Armstrong Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:21:14 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68461 Super post. Hear hear. Stumbled (more should do the same). Super post. Hear hear.

Stumbled (more should do the same).

]]> By: Sinéad http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68366 Sinéad Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:41:02 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68366 @Rosie I too read about these controversial issues before I went, but I don't think it any different to medical students practising on unclaimed bodies. @Darragh Thanks, I very much enjoyed your review. @Thomas Glad to hear it. @Rosie I too read about these controversial issues before I went, but I don’t think it any different to medical students practising on unclaimed bodies.

@Darragh Thanks, I very much enjoyed your review.

@Thomas Glad to hear it.

]]> By: Thomas Geraghty http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68365 Thomas Geraghty Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:37:18 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68365 @Sinead Definitely. Any serious artist has to look into anatomy at some stage. Not that I'm a serious artist. @Sinead Definitely. Any serious artist has to look into anatomy at some stage. Not that I’m a serious artist.

]]> By: Darragh http://www.sineadcochrane.com/2009/02/03/bodies-exhibition/comment-page-1/#comment-68359 Darragh Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:15:08 +0000 http://www.sineadcochrane.com/?p=251#comment-68359 Well said there Sinéad. Well said indeed. Well said there Sinéad. Well said indeed.

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