The secret of the body and the body of the secrets

Simmel's conception of secret focus on its great power of unified people who share it. Sociology of secrecy tries to explain how it works. The body sometimes is the object to hide: corporal functions related with feed, rest or sex need safe privacy. Norbert Elias' theory on the civilizing process insisted on this idea. In the other hand, the body can be an effective tool to hide, share or even reveal secrets. Body becomes a signifier; the body itself is a symbol for secrets. The way we managed our body exemplifies the qualities of social working of secrecy. The artistic topic Nuda Veritas can summarize this concept: nude body means naked truth.