A convict on death row in Texas has agreed to let his body be made into a work of art if his final appeal fails, The Guardian of London reported.
Gene Hathorn, who was convicted of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother in 1985, has given his consent for the Danish artist Marco Evaristti to use his body as an art installation.
Mr. Evaristti said he hoped the piece would contribute to a wider project against capital punishment. He told The Art Newspaper: “My aim is to first deep freeze Gene’s body and then make fish food out of it. Visitors to my exhibition will be able to feed goldfish with it.”
Mr. Evaristti said lawyers in the United States doubted whether Mr. Hathorn’s testament, which bequeaths his body to Mr. Evaristti, would be valid.
Source: NYT
Gene Hathorn, who was convicted of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother in 1985, has given his consent for the Danish artist Marco Evaristti to use his body as an art installation.
Mr. Evaristti said he hoped the piece would contribute to a wider project against capital punishment. He told The Art Newspaper: “My aim is to first deep freeze Gene’s body and then make fish food out of it. Visitors to my exhibition will be able to feed goldfish with it.”
Mr. Evaristti said lawyers in the United States doubted whether Mr. Hathorn’s testament, which bequeaths his body to Mr. Evaristti, would be valid.
Source: NYT
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