Megastar Tarkan was visiting the world famous “Body Worlds“ exhibition in Tophane, Istanbul. This exhibition was visited by 26 million people in 50 cities across the world.
Now it is exposed in Istanbul, at Antrepo 3. German scientist and anatomist Dr.Gunter Von Hagens has used a special technique called “ plastination “ For the first 20 years plastination was used to preserve small specimens for medical study.
It was not until the early nineties that the equipment was developed to make it possible to plastinate whole body specimens, each specimen taking up to 1,500 man hours to prepare.
The first exhibition of whole bodies was displayed in Japan in 1995. Over the next two years, Von Hagens developed the Body Worlds exhibition, showing whole bodies plastinated in lifelike poses and dissected to show various structures and systems of human anatomy, which has since met with public interest and controversy.
In Germany he has the nickname Dr. Tod (“Dr. Death”).
BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life in Istanbul
Like no other museum experience in the world, BODY WORLDS changes the way we see ourselves.
The mesmerising exhibitions by trailblazing scientist, Dr. Gunther von Hagens, have been visited by more than 30 million people around the globe.
In BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life, more than 200 authentic human specimens transformed through Plastination, show the form, beauty, function, and potential of the human body.
The Cycle of Life, a special feature on the human life cycle, shows the body living through time – from the first spark of life at conception to infancy and childhood, from adolescence and youth to adulthood and old age.
The Cycle of Life inspires visitors by showing the body during the arcof ageing, and the latest findings in longevity science. Regardlessof age, the exhibition will resonatewith everyone who sees it.
BODY WORLDS invites the visitor to navigate the inner terrains and outer borders of the human landscape. This multi-sensory experience compels visitors to reflect on the elegant form and function of the human body, its fragility under distress and disease, and its amazing strength and potential when healthy. BODY WORLDS is an unforgettable encounter with humankind as well as with one’s self.
Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS are the only public anatomical exhibitions that stem from an established body donation program and use donated bodies.
More info at www.bodyworlds-istanbul.com
