'It's very good': how soap made from siphoned human fat left audiences in a lather

Dutch artist Julian Hetzel’s installation Schuldfabrik took a provocative look at the age of excess

In a fashionably minimalist shopfront in Adelaide, a woman is washing my hands. She gently pours water over them, presenting me with a bar of soap, while she explains its healing properties. As she pats them dry, she places my palms in a praying position.

So far, so Lush. But while the whitewashed walls and posh glass display cabinets may look familiar, this isn’t any ordinary cosmetics company. The soap I am trying – creamy in texture, snow-white in colour, satisfyingly chunky in shape – is made from human fat.

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