Philippe-Meste's (Gross) Art Project: a Ton of Sperm. - Neatorama

Neatorama reader Appelogen wrote:

French artist Philippe Meste wants sperm. His artwork Spermcube is a transparant cube of one square meter, which can contain 1000 liter (or 264 US gal) of sperm.
Meste asks all men all over the world to donate. A donor kit can be requested through the website. You can also become a Spermcube shareholder and make profit from the sales of the Spermcube.

The photo above is the first liter (yuck!). When everything's done, it will be roughly a (metric) ton of sperm: http://www.spermcube.org/ - Thanks Appelogen!

Why this is a terrible idea:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/12/gross_art.php

If it entices you to follow the link, it includes a reference to "damp, runny slurry." Mmmmm.

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Because I want a sample of my DNA in the hands of the post office. :|

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What I find funny is that this is categorized as "Art". Hopefully he doesn't finish his art project by getting women to get swim naked with dolphins inside the cube, although I'm sure the French (and American tourists) would go nuts for that.

redstripe - that's NASTY!

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How about we send in toenail clippings, or toe fungus, or how about our tears?

Bad Art FTL

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"damp, runny slurry."?? Holy ICK, Batman.

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Is it a reflection of the web?

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Wow. This is truly one of the most disturbing things I have seen in a very long time.

I feel like I need to take a shower, gah.

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Would you drink that first liter for $100 million????

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Everyone sing: "Sperm, sperm, sperm, sperm, sperm..."

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Honney, you got a giant bukkake glass on the table are you going to finish it?

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Oh, no think of the children!

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What's the over/under on whether he gets his 1000 liters? I gotta say I think the odds are pretty good. Plenty of guys, this is their only shot (no pun) to put theirs to any kind of use.

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That made me a little barfy inside. Seriously.

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I like these comments much better than the original post.

In other news, I would like to start my own project, boldly called:

Orange: a cubic meter of ear wax. No collection kit necessary, stick your fingers in your ear and scrape the ear wax from under your nails.

Thanks you very much!

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GROSS!!!

(but I imagine that is the point! that and to cause controvery)

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I just threw up a little, in the back of my throat... *urp*

Seriously, *urp*

--TwoDragons

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I'm going to go wash my brain out with soap now.

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That is so disgusting. This artist must be a freak!

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hey...I'll be an american tourist in Paris in 6 weeks...its on my list of to do's right up there with the sewer tour. I won't swim in either, but I have to be able to tell people I saw it.

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I'm reminded of a song...

Every sperm is sacred.
Every sperm is great.
If a sperm is wasted,
God gets quite irate.

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