Dispensary Corner 15 May 12
May 15, 2012
THE dead rise.
The ability to attend one’s own
funeral to see who shows up is a
wish of many people, however
that wish became a reality for one
man, Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi.
Al-Nubi, a 28-year old Egyptian
waiter, was about to be laid to
rest in a coffin days after being
pronounced dead of a heart
attack, when he woke up during
his own funeral.
Fortunately for al-Nubi, there
was a doctor nearby, who was
able to stabilize his condition and
have him on his feet shortly after.
His mother was another matter
altogether, having fainted at the
sight of her dead son clawing his
way out of his coffin.
Instead of letting a good old
family and friends get-together go
to waste, the family decided to
turn the funeral into a party to
celebrate the resurrection of their
beloved al-Nubi.
DIGESTIVE art.
An installation artwork by Belgium artist, Wim Delvoye, titled Cloaca Professional, 2010, is gaining notoriety worldwide following its debut at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art. Dubbed the “Poo Machine” the installation is designed to mimic the human digestive system and involves a line of glass jars which are “fed” twice a day. Once inside the jar, the food is ground up naturally, similar to the action of the digestive system, and exits through the bottom of the receptacle at 2pm everyday. The process by which the food is ground and digested, also gives the material an unpleasant smell when it exits the jar.
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