{"id":1045657,"date":"2013-05-13T03:24:26","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T07:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/anatomy\/apotheosis-of-the-dissected-plate-cult-of-the-dead-morbid-curiousity-classes-galore-morbid-anatomy-presents-this-week-and-beyond.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T17:25:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T21:25:15","slug":"apotheosis-of-the-dissected-plate-cult-of-the-dead-morbid-curiousity-classes-galore-morbid-anatomy-presents-this-week-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/anatomy\/apotheosis-of-the-dissected-plate-cult-of-the-dead-morbid-curiousity-classes-galore-morbid-anatomy-presents-this-week-and-beyond.php","title":{"rendered":"Apotheosis of the Dissected Plate; Cult of the Dead; Morbid Curiousity; Classes Galore: Morbid Anatomy Presents This Week and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am delighted to announce a few recently added Morbid Anatomy events taking place this May and June. This Friday, May 17, I urge you not to miss London-based artist Chiara Ambrosio<\/a>'s talk on the enigmatic and fascinating Neapolitan \"cult of the dead;\" (more here<\/a>). I am also excited to announce a brand new lecture by Morbid Anatomy favorite Michael Sappol<\/a> of The National Library of Medicine who will be giving an illustrated lecture on Thursday, May 23rd entitled \"The Apotheosis of the Dissected Plate: Spectacles of Layering and Transparency in 19th- and 20th-Century Anatomy\" (see image above, \"The Human Ear in Anatomical Transparencies, Elmsford, NY, 1946, Courtesy National Library of Medicine, photo by Mark Kessell.)<\/p>

Following this, on Thursday, June 13, we will host Denny Daniel of The Museum of Interesting Things<\/a> for a demonstration antique quack medical devices from his collection, while on Thursday, June 6 we will have an illustrated lecture with professor Eric G Wilson<\/a> about the history and science of \"morbid curiosity\" (June 6). We also have a newly added Bat Dome Workshop (Sunday, June 16) as well as a variety of classes in taxidermy, Victorian mourning hair art, anthropomorphic insect shadow boxes, and Dance of Death linocuts, Also, for UK-based readers, don't miss our special 2-month series of events, workshops, special backstage tours, screenings and spectacles surveying the interstices of art and medicine, death and culture (June 2 - July 25) in London.<\/p>

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Full details for all follow. Hope to see you at one or more of these terrific events!<\/div><\/div>
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\"\"<\/a> The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead: An Illustrated Lecture with Chiara Ambrosio<\/b><\/b>
 Date: Friday, May 17
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $8
Presented by Morbid Anatomy<\/a><\/p>

Naples is a unique city in which the sacred and the profane, Catholicism and paganism, beauty and decay blend and contrast in intriguing ways. No practice illustrates this tangle of ideas better than what is known as \"The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead\" in which devout Catholics--generally poor women--adopt anonymous skulls found in charnel houses and clean, care for, and sometimes house them, offering up prayers and offerings to shorten that soul's time in purgatory before reaching paradise, where, it is hoped, it will assist its earthbound caretaker with special favors. The macabre artifacts of this cult can be seen in the Cimitero delle Fontanelle (see above) and the crypt of the church of Saint Mary of Purgatory.In tonight's illustrated lecture, Italian artist and filmmaker Chiara Ambrosio will elucidate this curious and fascinating \"Neapolitan Cult of the Dead\" and situate it within a the rich death culture and storied history of Naples.<\/p>

Chiara Ambrosio<\/a> is a visual artist working with video and animation. Her work has included collaborations with performance artists, composers, musicians and writers, and has been shown in a number of venues including national and international film festivals, galleries and site specific events. She also runs The Light & Shadow Salon is a place for artists, writers and audience to meet and share ideas about the past, present and future of the moving image in all its forms.
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\"\"<\/a> Quail - Bird Taxidermy with Rogue Taxidermist Katie Innamorato<\/b>
Date: Saturday, May 18th
Time: 12 - 6.30
Admission: $250
***Maximum class size: 8 Students; Must RSVP to katie.innamorato [at] gmail.com<\/a>
This class is part of The Morbid Anatomy Art Academ<\/a>y<\/a><\/b><\/p>

This class will introduce students to basic small bird taxidermy processes. As with other classes, this is only open to 6-8 students to allow for a more intimate one on one environment. Each student will be provided with their own quail which they will skin, flesh, and prep for mounting. Students will learn how to mount a bird using its skull and learn how to preserve the skin and pose it. Legalities of working with birds and bird parts will also be discussed. A copy of the MBTA will be brought to class and passed around to students.<\/p>

Rogue taxidermist Katie Innamorato<\/a> has a BFA in sculpture from SUNY New Paltz, has been featured on the hit TV show \"Oddities,\" and has had her work featured at La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles, California. She is self and professionally taught, and has won multiple first place ribbons and awards at the Garden State Taxidermy Association Competition. Her work is focussed on displaying the cyclical connection between life and death and growth and decomposition. Katie is a member of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists, and with all M.A.R.T. members she adheres to strict ethical guidelines when acquiring specimens and uses roadkill, scrap, and donated skins to create mounts.<\/p>

Her website and blogs-
http:\/\/www.afterlifeanatomy.com<\/a>
http:\/\/www.afterlifeanatomy.tumblr.com<\/a>
http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afterlifeanatomy<\/a>
http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/afterlifeanatomy<\/a><\/p>

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\"\"<\/a>Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Class with Divya Anantharaman<\/b>
Date: Saturday, May 18
Time: 1-5 PM
Admission: $110
***Please note: This class will be held offsite at Acme Studio<\/a> : 63 N. 3rd Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Advance Tickets Required; Click here<\/a> to purchase
Email divya.does.taxidermy at gmail dot com<\/a> wit
h questions or to be put on wait list
Class limit: 10
This class is part of the Morbid Anatomy Art Academy<\/a><\/p>

Anthropomorphic taxidermy--in which taxidermied animals are posed into human attitudes and poses--was an artform made famous by Victorian taxidermist and museologist Walter Potter. In this class, students will learn to create--from start to finish--anthropomorphic mice inspired by the charming and imaginative work of Mr. Potter and his ilk. With the creative use of props and some artful styling, you will find that your mouse can take nearly whatever form you desire, from a bespectacled, whiskey swilling, top hat tipping mouse to a rodent mermaid queen of the burlesque world.<\/p>

In this class, Divya Anantharaman--who learned her craft under the tutelage of famed Observatory instructor Sue Jeiven<\/a>--will teach students everything involved in the production of a fully finished mount, including initial preparation, hygiene and sanitary measures, fleshing, tail stripping, and dry preservation. Once properly preserved, the mice will be posed and outfitted as the student desires. Although a broad selection of props and accessories will be provided by the instructor, students are also strongly encouraged to bring their own accessories and bases; all other materials will supplied. Each student will leave class with a fully finished piece, and the knowledge to create their own pieces in the future.<\/p>

Also, some technical notes:<\/p>