Those flesh tone bandages (which I thought were called band-aids, but
apparently, this is a generic name).... are to be used in an exhibition
called Mapping the Mind and Body - a reasonably long-term exhibition for the
new Melbourne Museum to be opened next year as the largest museum in the
Southern Hemisphere.  Some of you might remember me calling for various
other materials, such as X-ray material last year.

The exhibition traces the evolution of understanding about the human mind
and body from Egyptian times to the present, using conceptual maps and
exploring how these impact on society and the individual.  We are discussing
this through themes that include the external features, the devt. of
anatomical understanding through surgery and dissection, medical imaging and
microscopy.

The bandages, which Erica Nash has generously offered to send me some
examples of, are to be used in the first section - the external features.  I
wanted to show skin colours using both images and objects.  I have
foundation creams and I had the idea that different coloured bandages might
be a good representation as well.  Someone in the U.S. wrote back to me
about skin coloured crayons..... If anyone has any brilliant ideas for
representing the spectrum of skin colours using existing products, I'd love
to hear from you.

Thanks to all list members who responded to my call.
Regards
Adrienne Leith
Curator, Mapping the Mind and Body
Human Mind and Body Program
Museum Victoria
G.P.O. Box 666E
Melbourne
Australia 3001
Telephone: 9291 2186
Email: [log in to unmask]


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> From:         Heather Stein[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> I can't be the only one who is curious as to how these flesh tone bandages
> are going to be used!!!
>
> Waiting with bated breath,
> Heather
>
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> Heather Stein
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> ARL Division of Neurobiology
> University of Arizona
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