Anatomy

L'opera Anatomy è un esempio significativo della centralità del corpo umano nel lavoro dell’artista. In a bright, empty hospital room, a group of students in white lab coats is bent over a table. In the presence of their professor, the students examine the anatomy of the muscles and tendons in the arm of a cadaver lying on its back, with its face covered to protect its identity and its upper limbs extended at a right angle to the torso. The film emphasizes the educational nature of the scene, using long shots to depict the situation, the professor’s role, and the active participation of the small group of students, while close-ups reveal details such as the texture of the skin, the muscles, the tendons, the dried blood under the fingernails, the limp hand, and so on. When the class ends, the corpse is gradually covered up. The wooden planks on which his arms rested remain in place, now empty, arranged at right angles on either side of the closed black sack, evoking the image of the crucifixion.