Do you want eyes in the back of your head ?

britexpat
By britexpat

We talk about it, but Qafa bilal - an artist has done it..

Wafaa Bilal, a visual artist widely recognised for his interactive and performance pieces, said he underwent the procedure for an art project commissioned by a new museum in Doha, Qatar.

Titled "The 3rd I," the project is one of 23 contemporary works commissioned for the opening of the Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art on December 30.

The camera will capture everything that happens behind him at one-minute intervals 24-hours a day and then be transmitted to monitors at the museum.

Bilal, who is teaching three courses this semester at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, will wear the camera for one year.

He said he received only local anaesthesia for the procedure and that it was much more painful than he expected.

"I didn't anticipate it (surgery) was going to be that hard. If I know it was that hard, I don't think I would have done it," he said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8181319/Camera-i...

By shapil• 4 Dec 2010 22:26
shapil

hmmm....sure. that way i can see who is coming from behind and toggle my screen accordingly

By mjamille28• 4 Dec 2010 22:24
mjamille28

no thanks.. :P

By anonymous• 4 Dec 2010 22:15
anonymous

I already have 4 eyes thanks to my glasses :(

By anonymous• 4 Dec 2010 22:14
anonymous

I'd pass

By anonymous• 4 Dec 2010 22:13
anonymous

OMG! OUCH!!!

No thanks... the two i have are just fine thanks!!!

By FathimaH• 4 Dec 2010 22:10
FathimaH

"He said he received only local anaesthesia for the procedure and that it was much more painful than he expected."Er.. I think I'll just be grateful for what I have!

By britexpat• 4 Dec 2010 22:02
britexpat

Interesting experiment. I wonder if it will be censored :O)

By anonymous• 4 Dec 2010 22:00
anonymous

another publicity stunt from a struggling artist

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