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Imaging the Body
The urge to image the human body has always been driven by a complex set of intentions.
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Gormley considers his work and research into Wellcome collections
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Late 19th century wax portrait busts by Karl Henning
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Photograph of enlargement of the fingers
18th century illustration showing arteries and viscera
Taken from an executed French criminal
16th century instructional aid
17th century Hebrew illustration comparing the human body to a house
Genetic factors that affect our physical appearance
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How the images in the Wellcome Images Award were made
Scanning electron micrograph image of a blood clot
Motion photograph by Eadweard Muybridge