BOSOM BOOSTER

Funnels, pins, bed frame fragments, lampshades, meat-flavor injector, silicone, & various fibers 2018 “More often than not, the ideal breast is an invented breast.” During World War II, Japanese concubines injected their breasts with liquid silicone in order to be more appealing to American soldiers. This military grade silicone, that the women obtained, contained additives like olive oil and cobra venom. Due to the unsanitary nature of this substance, when used the injection site would develop ‘silicone rot’ - a strain of gangrene. Later on, the liquid silicone would break apart in the woman’s body, forming lumps within the breast.