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Artist implants ‘third ear’ on his arm

by mpress | October 11, 2007 at 08:34 am

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We have respect for artistic freedom and integrity but could you have thought of a better place to put that ear?

Performance artists are known for pushing the bounderies, but one Australian has astonished his contemporaries by having a third ear implanted onto his arm.

The Cypriot-born eccentric Stelios Arcadious spent 10 years searching for a surgeon willing to perform the controversial operation.

He got his wish after working as a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University’s Digital Research Unit. The ear was grown in a lab from cells and implanted into the 61-year-olds left forearm in 2006.

Mr Arcadious said he thought art “should be more than simply illustrating ideas.” Once the ear has fully developed he hopes to get a microphone implanted as well.

“It is more of a relief at present than an ear but it is still recognisable as an ear,” he said.

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ryan

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at 08:52 on October 11th, 2007

mpress, indeed art should be more than a simple illustration of ideas...just not sure what the idea here is. and when he gets the mic in his arm/ear where will the sound be transmitted to - his brain?

Kaitlin

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at 09:05 on October 11th, 2007

Thanks for posting this, mpress...I wonder what Van Gogh would have to say about this.

Probably something like "Gimme that ear, I need it!"

mpress

at 09:39 on October 11th, 2007

Thanks kaitlin the Van Gogh angle is cool I can't believe I didn't think of that one. nice. I need to add that to my site. And brush up on my art.

Federsavage

at 09:09 on October 11th, 2007

Pretty freaky! I hope this will not give any new ideas to the "ink and piercing" crowd!

Jordan Yerman

at 10:58 on October 11th, 2007

It would be a handy place to keep one's headphones when they're not in use. I'm not sure, though, that I understand how the microphone would tie into this...