Current fascination with death, body parts due to Western separation and isolation from death. As we move closer to immortality as a society (longer lives, better med care), we become fascinated with that hidden part of ourselves, the ugly, the morbid. In that sense, it could also be a reaction to the sanitization and monotony of modern society, the lack of human interaction, warmth, community. One extreme to another.
posted by Andrea @ 1:36 PM
