The word aesthetic literally describes ‘perception through the senses’, so who’s to say that art shouldn’t illicit a physiological response?
The mind behind the fleshy experiment is Melbourne-based artist Stuart Ringholt, who believes that through a skewed process of symbiosis visitors can ‘digest’ the work as they would Vitamin D. Ringholt will take visitors on an hour-long tour through the exhibit in groups of 50, with a chance afterwards to enjoy tea, biscuits and more booty-gazing.
All participants will still be required to wear those annoying paper shoes, after all, this is art.
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Text Lucy Waddington