Publish at November 01 2022 Updated November 01 2022
From Lady Gaga's meat dress to the "Body Worlds" exhibition exposing human anatomy; our relationship with flesh can be disgusting or even frightening. Why does this relationship to flesh change when it is taken out of context, out of its container or put in the shape of a woman? Let's find out with Lisa Salamandra's thesis that explores the stereotypical image of women by creating hybrids and female bodies from raw meat advertisements.
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