I am going to sadden the wonderful artists behind Dismaland. Although calculated to disappoint, be disproved and just generally diss, I found the experience utterly satisfactory. Yes, as you might have guessed, I am using such learned linguistics to sound like a dick, just as gloriously as Dismaland portrayed our society to be.
With the eerie music at the faithless fair interrupted only by ear-piercing microphone faults and a child’s voice reminding the masses of their imminent physical doom, and the already demised spiritual one, the event didn’t fail to illustrate other ways where we’ve, you know, fucked up as humanity. Take Cinderella’s carriage accident as an example. Snapped ceaselessly by the paps, and the exhibit staff screaming: Go to your left to photograph the princess’s face, her death was converted into a spectacle. I found this to be an absolutely beautifully truthful allegory to the death of Princess Di. I wonder how many people would get it without Banksy spoon-feeding the hint via the name of this brilliant exhibit.
But we failed as humanity at much more than that, to Death’s joy. I mean, in Dismaland Death gleefully rides a go-kart to the funky sound of Staying Alive by the BeeGees. At least he/she is having a ball. If you too want to have a ball, you have a number of options. For instance, you could play battleship by shooting or crashing into a miniature boat full of helpless immigrants. Or, you could ride the beautiful carousel with one of the horses being hung ready to be chopped for horse meat, reminding us all about the frozen food fiasco. You could also marvel at masterpieces such as Damien Hirst’s pickled unicorn or graffiti advertising salt water, “fresh from crying“. I wonder if that comes in the orphan variety, to get that extra salty flavour.
You will see a bunch of Dismaland reviews online, the majority of them describing the exhibition as “dystopian” as if the themes are somehow distant from reality. I couldn’t see anything dystopian about it. I tried. It seems I live in a different world as opposed to these reviewers. I saw nothing but the representation of the present in this theme park. I live in Dismaland.
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Wow~These recreational items are very attractive to me~I also want to have a try~
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Stunning!!!
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It seems to be an interesting concept, one which isn’t necessarily very new, but from what I’ve read it makes its point very clear. Very interesting to se. I wonder though how long it will keep the people’s interest…
Probably forever as it is around only until the end of September with tickets selling out faster thank a blink of an eye 🙂
I loved this post! Although sadly everything you say is true x
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The photos are stunning than what I’d seen on the media and you look so beautiful Edita! consider you enormously fortunate to see a piece of art like this and I’m happy you had a great experience!
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Thanks so much Nilu – I do consider myself super lucky to have seen Dismaland 🙂
Obsessed with this post!! Truth be told I actually hate Disneyland, so dismayland sounds like my kind of place!! I love all the photos and the witty way you described your time there. Sounds seriously lovely, I want to go now!!
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Oh Kell, if you have a chance, do go – I feel you’d totally enjoy it! 🙂
Loving Dismaland. I soo wana visit it.
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I read about Dismaland in the newspaper and I thought it would be an awesome place to visit. After seeing your photos and reading your review I’m 100% sure it is!
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Oh, it truly is – it is just such a shame it’s around only until the end of September 🙁
Amazing photos!
Have a nice evening!
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Very nice pics!
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Hi beautiful Edita,
you are a genius.
Beautiful article e cool pictures kisses
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I didn t know this starnge place Edita but it s really so funny and i would like to visit it!
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So interesting! I had heard of this but had forgotten. Thanks for writing about it, so true!
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Oh wow it would be so amazing to visit such a place! Never heard of it before. You dressed so perfectly for it too, so beautiful dear! Kisses
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Thanks Shamboo 😉 To be honest, it is a temporary exhibition here in the UK, so it closes by the end of this month!
This place looks very original ! Your outfit is beautiful 🙂
How cool is that!
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very interesting concept…I never visited Dismaland.
We failed at humanity….yes, often we had done just that!
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