He shows us that beauty can indeed be something repulsive, and vice versa. Wim Delvoye is best known for his project called 'Cloaca' which was a 'digestive machine.' Cloaca is an installation that turns food into feces, and Wim Delvoye says it allowed him to explore the digestive process.
« The motive can be very simple – motives I saw on people or in art works. I take a lot of pictures with my digital camera of tattoos. I photographed everything on the market, in fact I have a form of encyclopaedia. »
Wim Delvoye
The food goes into a long conical tube and travels through a number of assembly stations, and then ends as a hard substance when it's separated from water through a part of the machine/installation. Delvoye is also known for his gothi
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He shows us that beauty can indeed be something repulsive, and vice versa. Wim Delvoye is best known for his project called 'Cloaca' which was a 'digestive machine.' Cloaca is an installation that turns food into feces, and Wim Delvoye says it allowed him to explore the digestive process.
« The motive can be very simple – motives I saw on people or in art works. I take a lot of pictures with my digital camera of tattoos. I photographed everything on the market, in fact I have a form of encyclopaedia. »
Wim Delvoye
The food goes into a long conical tube and travels through a number of assembly stations, and then ends as a hard substance when it's separated from water through a part of the machine/installation. Delvoye is also known for his gothic work. He x-rayed people while having sex with interesting results. (
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