Menselijk bot met een afwijking 1836 - 1912

This is Isaac Weissenbruch's "Menselijk bot met een afwijking", which translates to "Human bone with a defect". Though the date of its creation is unknown, the piece offers a glimpse into 19th-century medical representation. Weissenbruch, living in a time when medical understanding was rapidly evolving, presents us with more than just a scientific drawing. Instead, the work provokes consideration of how bodies, particularly those marked by difference, were viewed and studied. The image invites a dialogue about normalcy, and what happens when the body defies it. It's not just a depiction of a bone; it is a meditation on what it means to be human, and the varied forms humanity takes. The image encourages us to confront our own assumptions about health and physical difference.