Artist implants 'third ear' on his forearm...Can you hear me NOW?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Artist implants 'third ear' on his forearm...Can you hear me NOW?

Posted: 10/11/2007 9:15:05 PM EDT

Yuck.

Artist implants 'third ear' on his own arm

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.

Artist Stelios Arcadiou has had the ear created in a lab from cells and implanted into his skin

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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Posted: 10/11/2007 11:12:15 PM EDT

[#1]

I guess he already knows how stupid his body modification looks when he gets older. He's already old and it sure looks stupid.

Posted: 10/11/2007 11:13:40 PM EDT

[#2]

R-Tard
nuff said.

Posted: 10/11/2007 11:19:41 PM EDT

[#3]

I prefer body piercing by Glock

Posted: 10/11/2007 11:22:29 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

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

Talk to the arm, because the ear is listening?

Posted: 10/11/2007 11:28:09 PM EDT

[#5]

When this is done with a functional ear, I'll be impressed.

Posted: 10/11/2007 11:48:13 PM EDT

[#6]

He should have his mouth replaced with an asshole, and a penis attached to the top of his head.

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