Performance artist Stelarc implants "third ear" in forearm

Trogdor · 05-16-2007, 07:23 PM

Picking up where the Vacanti mouse left off, Australian performance artist Stelarc went through with his plans to implant a cell-cultivated ear beneath the skin of his forearm earlier this year, and he's now showing off the results for the world to squirm at. Stelarc apparently isn't satisfied with his newfound appendage just yet, however, and is reportedly planning another surgery to give the ear "more definition." What's more, he's also hoping to implant a microphone inside the ear that'll use a Bluetooth transmitter to, you guessed it, broadcast what it hears over the Internet.

[Via Boing Boing, photo courtesy of Nina Sellars]

David · 05-16-2007, 09:35 PM

wow... lol that's kinda weird.

Trogdor · 05-17-2007, 06:20 PM

kinda weird?!?
do you work in a circus?

wright013 · 05-17-2007, 08:26 PM

I remember hearing about a performing artist who shot himself and called it a work of art, the art world is a ****ed up place. The cool thing about looking at this is what it can do for people who have lost their ear somehow.

KAM · 05-18-2007, 08:02 PM

Dang..
Thats pretty trippy, so he can actually hear out of it??

David · 05-19-2007, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trogdor

kinda weird?!?
do you work in a circus?

lol... i've seen worse... **** I can't say on the forums lol... jk

Nah I've seen people with upside down noses and split tongues, tattoos all over their body, and a lot of really freaky stuff, at least with this guy you have to take a second look to figure out what's so weird about him.

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KAM GFX Crew Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 573 Reputation: 152	Dang.. Thats pretty trippy, so he can actually hear out of it?? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. HDR Photography^ Ava - Sig - Wallpaper - PM ME

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