6/11/2026 at 12:06:36 AM
by ofalkaed
6/13/2026 at 8:40:40 AM
A long and rambling article with lots of nagging popups, about a potentially interesting subject.Wikipedia has a summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Segato
by jstanley
6/13/2026 at 3:42:44 PM
There is no reveal of his method on wikipedia. Unacceptable in times of er microscopy and gas spectrography. This retro mysthicism is unbearable.by warumdarum
6/13/2026 at 11:55:06 AM
At the time, Italy counted other "single contributor" petrification fellows. See https://www.museogorini.com/pietrificazione_eng.phpCurious if that was also present in other countries.
by randogp
6/13/2026 at 12:54:30 PM
See also, Gunther von Hagens more recent plastination technique which, as I recall, replaces the water by acetone, then boils the acetone out which draws replacement plastic into the cells. If you use a hard epoxy, you get a solid piece but if you draw in a soft silicone, you will get a much softer texture, and the result can be manipulated and posed.My friend touched the skin of one of his exhibits (a man flayed, with the skin draped over his outstretched arm) when we went to the Bodyworlds exhibition in London ~20 years ago.
by clort