Dutch artist 3D prints CT scan of his own skeleton
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A gold casting of Caspar Berger's humerus
Caspar Berger's skull printed in three dimensions, in translucent resin
Various pieces of Caspar Berger's skeleton, reproduced from CT scan data on a 3D printer
Caspar Berger sits in a CT scanner at Toshiba Medical Systems Europe
Wax copies of Caspar Berger's humerus prior to being cast in precious metals
Caspar Berger's current likeness (above), and the bronze casting of an anthropologist's facial reconstruction based on Berger's skull (below)
The facial reconstruction process layers clay muscle, tissue, and skin over the skull using expert knowledge of anatomy
A close-up of Caspar Berger's humerus, cast in gold
Article Summary
In what could be described as the ultimate memento mori – a genre of art that reminds us of our own mortality – Dutch sculpture Caspar Berger has reproduced an exact copy of his own skeleton. He underwent a CT scan, which provided detailed anatomical data, which was then output on a 3D printer.
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