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This installation is inspired by the 1632 painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolas Tulp by Rembrandt van Rijn. I have used anatomical models and parts, mannequins, dolls and stuffed animals to recreate the anatomy theatre, an arena in which students and the general public would have had the opportunity to watch the official City Anatomist perform a dissection on an executed criminal. In my version rather than having Dr Tulp perform the dissection it is the anatomical model himself who is the surgeon general. As the animation progresses the mannequin hands in the centre of the installation hold up different body parts, mostly human but a few animal. The images projected on the wall include historical anatomical etchings from classic scientific texts and selected pictures from my previous work entitled La Specola, a series of digital images included in the Quintessence exhibit, curated by myself and Catherine Stewart, held at the Nanaimo Art Gallery. See more information on my "anatomical" art here: http://lmaclean.com/LisaMacLeanArtist/nfblog/?page_id=33
See all the still photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/maclean.lisa/TheAnatomyLessonOfDrMacLeanWithAplo...
Read information about the Quintessence exhibition here: http://lmaclean.com/LisaMacLeanArtist/nfblog/?page_id=25
See my blog here:
http://lmaclean.ca/

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