Performance artist’s extra ear causes uproar

A SEXAGENARIAN Australian artist has sparked controversy by getting an extra ear, made of human cartilage, engrafted onto his forearm in the name of art.

Cyprus-born Stelios Arcadiou, who is also known as Stelarc, has revealed he spent years finding a surgeon to perform the operation.

Although the ear does not function, Stelarc hopes to have a microphone implanted to allow others to listen to what the organ picks up.