Angelina Whalley Libros

Who is Gunther von Hagens? To some, the creator of BODY WORLDS is an imposter, to others, he is a genius, and then there are those who see him as a monster and troublemaker. For the first time, relatives, friends, and colleagues who have accompanied him through various periods of his life reveal deep insights into this controversial personality. By means of their stories and anecdotes, they spotlight the hitherto unknown facets of this idiosyncratic anatomist. They tell of the serious and the funny, of the exciting and the offensive; but in any case, their tales of one of the mysterious figures of our times are adventurous and enthralling. Like pieces of a mosaic, the illustrated articles on his childhood, his escape from the socialist German Democratic Republic, his time as a university anatomist, and his role as producer of exhibitions form a multifarious encounter with the inventor of plastination and with his work. Gunther von Hagens, who got the book as a present for his 60ths birthday, was very surprised about the complexity of the stories and the choice of narrators: This book has given me back parts of my life, which I had already forgotten, for example my first tries of dissecting small animals in the woods of my hometown or my first failures in plastination. This book describes myself on the point and better than I ever could have done it.

Created by anatomist Gunther von Hagens and curator Angelina Whalley, BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Animals is a completely new type of animal world that gets under your skin. Never before have lay people been able to gain such deep insights into the design of our animal relatives, which amaze even vets! Through the aesthetic presentation of real, anatomically prepared animal bodies, the exhibition turns death into the source of illustrative knowledge about life and raises awareness in the observer s mind about the protection of species. The 140 pages of this catalog show the extraordinary: anatomical specimens, prepared and preserved with a new technology developed by Gunther von Hagens. In addition to the medical and anatomical information about different animal bodies, including a bear, an elephant, and a yak, the catalog contains interesting articles on the topics of bones, muscles, the nervous system, and organs. The first edition of this catalog, attractively designed and fully illustrated in color, certainly matches the original exhibition, BODY WORLDS, in fascination and didactic standards!

Gunther von Hagens' KÖRPERWELTEN verändert die Sicht auf Körperlichkeit durch die ästhetische Präsentation präparierter menschlicher Körper. Der Katalog bietet anatomische Präparate und wissenschaftliche Beiträge zu Anatomie, Plastination und mehr. Er gliedert sich in verschiedene Körpersysteme und erscheint in ansprechendem Design.

Mit den KÖRPERWELTEN der Tiere hat Gunther von Hagens zusammen mit Angelina Whalley eine neuartige Tierwelt geschaffen, die faszinierende Einblicke in die Anatomie unserer tierischen Verwandten bietet. Diese Ausstellung ermöglicht es auch medizinischen Laien, tiefere Kenntnisse über die Struktur von Tieren zu erlangen, was selbst Veterinäre überrascht. Durch die ästhetische Präsentation anatomisch präparierter Tierkörper wird der Tod zur Quelle anschaulichen Wissens über das Leben und fördert das Bewusstsein für den Artenschutz. Der Katalog umfasst 152 Seiten mit außergewöhnlichen anatomischen Präparaten, die nach einem neuartigen Verfahren konserviert wurden. Neben medizinisch-anatomischen Betrachtungen verschiedenster Tiere von Bär bis Yak enthält er spannende Beiträge zu Knochenbau, Muskulatur, Nervensystem und Organen. Die Kapitel gliedern sich in Themen wie die Entstehung der Ausstellung, Plastination und tierische Anatomie, mit Beiträgen von Gunther von Hagens und Angelina Whalley. Die ansprechende, farbige Gestaltung des Katalogs weckt das Interesse an der zugrunde liegenden Ausstellung und bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die faszinierende Welt der tierischen Anatomie.