# Anatomical Dinnerware Artists Invites Friends to Eat off Her Body Parts By Rose Nazarali | Published 2009-07-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anotomical-dinnerware-ioli-kalliopi-sifakaki References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/12/tantalus-dinner/) & [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/06/tantalus-dinner-by-ioli-sifakaki/)  Artist Ioli Kalliopi Sifakaki created this unusual tableware which was crafted and molded after her own body parts. She then invited male friends to eat, literally, off her body parts. The art project was based on an old Greek myth in which Tantalus offered himself to the gods as food. Sifakaki used ceramic in her art project because “they bare a remarkable resemblance to the purity and smoothness of the human flesh.” She chose to use parts of herself to provoke unique relationships between herself and the users. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Double-Duty Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/either-or-dish-set.md) - [Zen-Like Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zen-tabletops-buddha-porcelain-design-by-estudio-manus.md) - [Accident-Prone Artistic Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cmyk-tableware-matthias-lange.md) - [Tableware Totems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tableware-totems-canadian-history-interpreted-as-stacking-cups.md) - [Edible Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruit-veg-bowls-seriously-cool-examples-of-playing-with-food.md) - [Joyful Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joyful-tableware-part-1-5-ideas-to-live-it-up-in-the-kitchen.md) - [Sailing Serving Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-boat.md) - [Sculptural Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aldo-bakker-tableware.md)