William Delvoye was the first artist to create a machine that imitates a human digestive system to produce excrement. This artwork, called Cloaca, has become the most famous artwork by the artist.
Cloaca was first exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp, Belgium, in the fall of 2000. The end products were suspended in resin inside large glass jars, which were displayed on stainless steel shelves, with menus hanging beside them documenting what Cloaca had been fed. The jars and their accompanying menus sold well at $1,000 apiece.
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