On Tuesday I went to the Ontario Science Centre to see the Body Worlds exhibit which was on the list of things that I'm looking forward to doing in 2010, and it definitely didn't disappoint. It was actually even better than I had expected it to be...
Body Worlds was something that I'd been really looking forward to seeing; partly because it just looks really cool, partly because I know a couple of people who saw it the last time it was here and they said that it was pretty neat, and lastly because I was mad at myself for missing it when it was here about five years ago.
I definitely recommend going to see it. I would also recommend going to see it during the extended hours on Friday or Saturday evening so that you don't have to be astounded by the stupidity of students the same way that my boyfriend and I were. There was actually a group of students who made it all the way through to the end of the exhibit without realizing that they were actual human bodies, and that everything that they had just seen was once alive. Mind blowing (and not in a good way)!
The atmosphere created in the exhibit was also really intriguing. It was dimly lit, but the displays were all well lit up, and the use of red and black fabrics gave everything a warm feel. There were interesting quotes all throughout the exhibit from authors,doctors, world leaders, poets and so forth that pertained to the human heart (which was the theme of the exhibit) which, coupled with the actual bodies created a somber yet accessible atmosphere. I was sort of taken by the need to be restrained, quiet and respectful in the exhibit...I got the same vibe as I get in a funeral home during a visitation...I mean there are people everywhere, but you are overcome by a sense of vulnerability. I'm not sure whether that is on of the intentions of the exhibit or not, I'm just saying.
So, if anything that I said intrigues you, here's the link:
http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/bodyworlds/default.asp
Now I'm going to start reading the Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I know that it's lame to jump on the bandwagon and read a book that's coming out as a movie, but I want to see the movie, and I want to read the book before I do so. Plus, I really like Peter Jackson (y'know, the guy who makes movies about walking and tricksy little Hobbits) , and I could have made myself seem like less of a joiner if I'd bought the book when I first heard that he was making the movie, but I didn't and I'm being honest about it, so there.
This also means that I have to back burner the other books that I'm reading right now (Wild Things by Dave Eggers, Metamorphosis by Kafka and Bone by Jeff Smith)...maybe I should try reading one book at a time...maybe.
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