Monday, October 5, 2009

Aimee Mullins - Woman with 12 Prosthetic Limbs! How Many Shoes is That?

Legs cast in soil

Aimee Mullins is an actress, model, athlete and bilateral amputee. She has 12 pairs of prosthetic legs.

They include a pair of Cheetah legs used for sports, an everyday pair with springs and shock absorbers, and decorative pairs that are transparent or carved from wood for the catwalk and photo shoots.

Here Aimee wears legs that are cast in soil, complete with potatoes, in a photo taken by visual artist Matthew Barney for his film Cremaster 3.

(Image: Matthew Barney, courtesy of the Gladstone Gallery)

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