I remember a very serious, interesting, and well presented small documentary that used to be shown every Easter season on local Chicago TV, sponsored by either De Paul University or Holy Name Cathedral- I don't remember, where a learned priest described crucification in very clinical scientific terms, and then of Christ's crucification specifically, as explanation of the the argument for authenticity of the "Shroud of Turin". Of course, only some photographs were used, as the content was mostly descriptive narration by that scholarly priest.
This new stunt sounds like Von Hagen means to border on morbid bad taste in the very least, using a corpse to pound nails through the wrists and feet, etc. This would be sickening and I hope this program and its originators are thoroughly castigated if it turns out as such.
Why doesn't he go whole hog so to speak? Why doesn't he bring this full circle and cut up bodies to show the horrors of Nazi medical experiments?
He could try to persuade Holocause museums to take his show the way he persuaded "science" museums to host his art show.
I think he's dying to have a body on a cross in his exhibit and this is how he's going to make it.
Most of his plastinated people have facial similarities to von Hagens.
Dollars to donuts the crucified body resembles him, too.