> it’s hard to imagine that, even if perfectly sealed, the clothed body would look at all natural after being coated in the wet sodium silicate and then dried o

> it’s hard to imagine that, even if perfectly sealed, the clothed body would look at all natural after being coated in the wet sodium silicate and then dried out, much less after being exposed to the elevated temperatures required to cast glass around it. This is the kind of stuff that indie horror movies are made about. Case in point: Body Worlds art exhibit by Dr. Gunther von Hagens, and the film Anatomy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomy_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomy_(film)