The BODY WORLDS, an original exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, really stands out from other ongoing exhibitions at the Mile High City. What the organizer wants to show to the audience is not only the impressive visual displays of the plastinated human bodies and organs, but more significantly, an upgraded view about our hearts and lives.
Despite all the other factors, the theme of the exhibition itself is enough to appeal a large number of audiences. In most situations, people go to the museum to see the legacy of the ancient times, the mystery of the nature, world of wild animals or the unknowing outer space. But how many of these visitors get the chance to see the exhibitions of themselves-human beings, to take a specific look at the organization of our body through the real body specimens, instead of the models we have seen before in the labs. There may have been many other exhibitions showing the information about common diseases and the components of bodies, in the form of words, pictures, models and videos. However, this BODY WORLDS is quite different because everything exhibited here is a shock to the viewers’ eyes. For example, people may feel astonished to hear that the human heart pumps 1,800 gallons of blood in a day, but putting a dozen iron cylinders whose volumes equal to 1,800 gallons can make things more vivid than words.
Speaking of the specimens in the exhibition, every audience should appreciate the selfless contribution the donors made for the better being of human lives. There is a comment board at both the beginning and the end of the exhibitions, allowing the audience to express their gratitude and honor to these donors. Throughout the exhibition, a strong sentiment has been spread, that is the love of our heart and our bodies. Disease and death is inevitable, however, the value of a person may not be diminished after his or her death, the body donors made their after lives meaningful by extending the existence of their bodies. The decorations like the walls, lights, and music at this exhibition are all related to heart, the theme. What distinguished from regular shows about health and medicals is that the organizer of the BODY HEARTS puts more emphasis of the soul of the specimens and other words exhibited, to analyze what is behind the exhibits.
There is one part of the exhibition, which really attracts me most. People all know that smoking is bad to our health in the long term and how smoking is related to a serious of disease such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. But What about seeing the real lung specimen of a smoker? Compared to the lungs of a non-smoker, the black lung of a smoker could stun everyone at the exhibition. Besides the real objects, in many cases, the number can also be an effective factor in convincing the audiences. From one instructions, the audiences know that three year after someone quick smoking, the heart attack rate is the same as someone who never smoked. It is self-evident that many smokers may feel inspired when they see this conclusion at the exhibition.
There is one part of the exhibition, which really attracts me most. People all know that smoking is bad to our health in the long term and how smoking is related to a serious of disease such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. But What about seeing the real lung specimen of a smoker? Compared to the lungs of a non-smoker, the black lung of a smoker could stun everyone at the exhibition. Besides the real objects, in many cases, the number can also be an effective factor in convincing the audiences. From one instructions, the audiences know that three year after someone quick smoking, the heart attack rate is the same as someone who never smoked. It is self-evident that many smokers may feel inspired when they see this conclusion at the exhibition.
Like what the organizer of the BODY WORLDS exhibition said, “The presentation of the pure and physical reminds visitors to Body Worlds of the intangible and the unfathomable. The plastinated post-world body illuminates the soul by its very absence.” After watching the exhibition with an emotional and reasonable mind, audiences may have a more comprehensive understanding of their bodies and a higher respect for their lives.
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