Performance artists are known for pushing the bounderies, but one Australian has astonished his contemporaries by having a third ear implanted onto his arm.
The Cypriot-born eccentric Stelios Arcadious spent 10 years searching for a surgeon willing to perform the controversial operation.
He got his wish after working as a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University's Digital Research Unit. The ear was grown in a lab from cells and implanted into the 61-year-olds left forearm in 2006.
Mr Arcadious said he thought art "should be more than simply illustrating ideas." Once the ear has fully developed he hopes to get a microphone implanted as well.
"It is more of a relief at present than an ear but it is still recognisable as an ear," he said.
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Maybe he should have put it... (Below threshold)1. Posted by SilentStorm | October 11, 2007 3:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Maybe he should have put it on top of his head. That way, people won't notice his bald spot so much... :o)
1. Posted by SilentStorm | October 11, 2007 3:47 PM |
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Posted on October 11, 2007 15:47
2. Posted by lowmal | October 11, 2007 3:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Now if he could only implant a brain..
2. Posted by lowmal | October 11, 2007 3:59 PM |
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Posted on October 11, 2007 15:59
3. Posted by Evisu | October 12, 2007 12:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
LOL-just another nut
3. Posted by Evisu | October 12, 2007 12:28 PM |
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Posted on October 12, 2007 12:28
4. Posted by kim | October 14, 2007 8:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I could understand implanting an eye, or playing a recording of the ear implantation surgery, but this has no co-ordinate artistry. Post co-ordinate, you say? I'll listen.
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4. Posted by kim | October 14, 2007 8:48 AM |
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Posted on October 14, 2007 08:48