Amy Young, an artist in Columbus, Ohio has fashioned an interactive art piece based on the digestive cycle. Dubbed the Digestive Table this incredible living masterpiece demonstrates the relationship between mankind ('personkind') and the environment.

The top portal is the entry to an ecosystem of worms, sowbugs and bacteria where the diner places their food and paper scraps. A funnel shaped fabric bag contains the entire ecosystem and completed castings are harvested via the bottom.

The diner can then view the whole process occuring in the bag through the eyes of an imbedded LCD screen. It monitors the activity of the worms and sowbugs through the use of infra-red technology allowing the whole experience to be interactive.

The beauty of Amy's design is that she's included every step and resource required so that if you want to create it yourself it's all possible.