The slice

Taking the architectural cross-section as its starting point, an upcoming exhibition at the Architectural Association in London takes a sometimes gory look at what can be revealed by a swift slice through a surface.

The Slice: Cutting to See, brings together models, apparatus and objects that encourage the viewer to look beyond surfaces to ‘uncover hidden structures and open new views’.

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A cross-section of a frog
Ai Weiwei's skull

Some of these new views include an anatomical specimen of a frog, with its innards displayed for all to see and MRI images of a brain hemorrhage suffered by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei after he was beaten by police in Chengdu.

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Ai Weiwei’s skull

The AA says, ‘The exhibition… encourages the voyeur to look beyond surfaces, delve deeper to explore hidden structures and provide fascingating insights across disparate fields and historical moments.’

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The Slice: Cutting to See – Guillotines and Scalpals Provide Unique Opportunity to Reveal Unexpected Views, runs at the Architectural Association, London WC1, from 20 November-15 December.

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  • Dennis Salvatier November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    This is really fascinating.

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