To quote John Waters (2003): “I love work that can horrify me in a new witty way. I have the opposite of contempt for art: I want to see art which causes contempt. If it’s good art, contempt turns into love.”

And so I bring you “World Record #4: Peristaltic Action” by Michelle Hines:

And the accompanying text: “In February 1995, working in conjunction with nutritionists at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, I adopted a super fiber-rich diet which allowed me to successfully produce a single extruded excrement the exact length of my colon: 26 feet. I documented the extrusion at the Cranbrook-Kingswood High School Bowling Alley, Bloomfield Hills, MI, which offered a length of floor suitable for the process and measuring the results. The cathartic diet was supplemented by a high intake of Metamucil fiber substance. The weeklong endurance prior to the event was ensured by the employment of a plug specifically designed to curtail any premature excretions.”

Source: Waters, J., & Hainley, B. (2003). Art: A sex book. New York: Thames & Hudson.

::Edit:: 23 January 2006 @ 8:15pm: World Record #3 is here.

::Edit:: 30 January 2006 @ 3:45pm: The metafilter crowd have been discussing World Record #4, and someone declared:

I’d give anything for an animated GIF of this. Well, almost anything… (posted by milnak )

It was a challenge that did not stay unanswered for long: POOP.gif (crafted by the skillful hands of fandango_matt).

Oh intarnets! I do heart you, but have been left forever damaged by the treasures nestled within your moist folds…

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