In
The Body Parlor, both man and sheep as combined sacrificial
bodies
become subjects of biological investigation. As symbols
of ritual sacrifice, they are bodies that give of themselves.
In discovering new forms of health-care (regenerative medicine)
and tissue engineering (such as stem cell research), the
body becomes sacrificial material for the greater purpose
of a social good. The performers employ the material objects,
either as products of or as extensions of the body as a
way
of exploring giving from one’s self in sacrifice.
