Throat

For my project, I've decided to duplicate the human throat, from the chin down to almost the collar bone. I would like to make this reproduction out of a hard plaster then cut down the middle of the throat and expose the larynx and all the fragile tissue inside. All of the "insides" would be made of either fabric or foam, or a combination of the two. I originally wanted to make the reproduction out of metal to show how incredibly tough our skin is then have the cut show that our skin, though tough, must still be protected. But since I've never worked with metal, it seemed too ambitious in the time frame given, so instead I plan to spray paint the plaster mold in a dull silver.

The reason for picking this body part is because I feel that the skin itself is an incredible organ. It is durable, resilient, waterproof and it protects all of our fragile organs. Yet, take one sharp knife and you can slice open any part of your body and expose all of that fragility. To express this, I plan to insert (hopefully) a working zipper along the cut of the throat.

Materials I will need:

-Plaster or some sort of molding material

-metal zipper

-X-acto knife

-fabric

-foam

-rubber cement

-spray paint