Ben Apfelbaum

REAL BODIES : THE EXHIBITION

 

Featured image – President and CEO of Imagine Entertainment Tom Zaller wth one of the exhibits. All pics by Ben Apfelbaum. 

REAL BODIES : THE EXHIBITION, a thought provoking display of human anatomy, made  its Sydney debut at the Byron Kennedy Hall at the Entertainment Quarter on Saturday 14th April, 2018 for a limited time.

This powerful exhibition explores life by displaying twenty real, perfectly preserved human bodies and over 200 anatomical specimens.

These exhibits are displayed in 11 galleries with themes such as Breathe, Exploring The Respiratory System, Rhythm, Revealing The Delicate Interconnectedness Of The Respiratory System, Love, Presenting the Science Of Physical Attraction, and more.

The twenty bodies are preserved by a process called Plastination and they and the anatomical specimens were sourced from Chinese Universities.

The exhibition is a great successor to the recent Titanic exhibition held at the same venue, both brought to Sydney by Imagine Exhibitions.

“While the exhibition moves through anatomical systems of the human body, it also looks far beyond the physical aspects”, said President and CEO of Imagine Exhibitions, Tom Zaller… “Whether or not a visitor is spiritual they will emerge from REAL BODIES THE EXHIBITION with a sense of greater connection….to the whole of humanity.’

A portion of every ticket sold will be donated to the Red Cross.

 www.RealBodiesExhibition.com.au

https://www.imagineexhibitions.com/exhibitions/real-bodies

 

Published by Ben Apfelbaum

My photography began when my father handed me the proverbial brownie box camera as a child. As cameras developed I went through Fujica and Olympus range finders graduating to my first single lens reflex camera, the Minolta SRT101, the latter being the greatest facilitator to my growth as a photographer. Digital photography has only added to this. I was a regular contributor to Camera Craft magazine (Australian Camera ) for over three years. During Australia’s Bicentennial year (1988) I made it a personal project to document the celebrations. This culminated in the creation of a book of my photos which was published in 1989. The book was called CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA and came with an accompanying calendar. My works have appeared in a number of publications including the coffee book entitled MY AUSTRALIA (1989), publisher Robertsbridge Severn. This book had a preface by the then Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. I was a co-photographer on a book entitled SYDNEY- DISCOVER THE CITY with text written by Robert Treborland. Major Mitchell Press was the publisher. Also for two years I was the photographer for calendars celebrating Sydney’s multicultural communities. The two calendars were entitled MULTICULTURAL SYDNEY. My work appeared in a group exhibition held at Sydney’s Town Hall pertaining to the diversity of life in South America to raise money for orphanages there. I have over one hundred photos stored in the New South Wales State Library archive. I had a solo exhibition held in 2007 entitled Ben’s Lens at the Sydney Jewish Museum which celebrated the vibrancy of the Sydney Jewish community. Some of these photos are on the Museum’s permanent display. I have exhibited internationally firstly at the Spruill Gallery in Atlanta Georgia, united states, and in an exhibition entitled Kosher and Co at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Currently I am a regular contributor to J-Wire and this esteemed publication.