Are dead bodies of Chinese prisoners on show in Sydney? It wouldn’t be the first time an exhibition courted controversy
The Real Bodies exhibition in Sydney has come under fire, with protesters asking whether the cadavers displayed are those of prisoners executed in China. We recall five other art shows that raised hackles
Are bodies of Chinese prisoners really on show at an exhibition in Sydney? That’s what protesters claim is the case with Real Bodies, a show in the Australian city’s Byron Kennedy Hall that features bodies and anatomical specimens that “have been respectfully preserved to explore the complex inner workings of the human form in a refreshing and thought-provoking style”, according to the exhibition’s website.
The protesters – a group of academics and human rights campaigners – are urging the boycott and closure of the exhibition, which is billed as featuring the largest collection of bodies and human specimens ever put on show in Australia.
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Tom Zaller, chief executive of Imagine Exhibitions – the company organising the show – told NewsCorp ( a media sponsor of the exhibition) that the bodies came from China, a detail that raised flags with human rights activists.
Susie Hughes, executive director of the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC), asked whether the bodies had been obtained ethically.