This appeals to the leave-my-mark part of me: scan your skin and send this project the jpg. A square of your skin will become part of a database of human skin possibilities. This may be ironic or politically incorrect, or maybe just art, I’m not sure. (Is it?)

Which part of your skin would you scan?

(Will I?)


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  1. Michael

    I just sent in a scan of my right forearm. Thanks for the cool find.

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