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Tools of the surgical trade — the visual materiality of instruments
Today’s edition of SurgXperiences (nr 121)—organised by The Sterile Eye under the title ’Tools of the trade’—is illustrated with some of Øystein Horgmo’s photos of surgical instruments. A nice collection which reminds us of the visual aesthetic qualities of surgical things. Here are some examples:



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11 May 2008 Thomas
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