Curious Australian collection: Faeces can be art

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Karin Koch, a trained physician, wants to use the Pooseum to break taboos around faeces that can have serious consequences. Credit: Karin Koch/Pooseum

In Tasmania, an award-winning museum is dedicated to a topic that no one wants to touch: faeces. Austrian founder Karin Koch not only wants to impart knowledge, but also to break taboos and create art at the same time.


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This picture was made with cow dung. Credit: Pooseum
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