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Two handcuffed prisoners in orange overalls kneel in the compound of Camp X-Ray. They can see and hear nothing. One slumps back on his heels as an armed guard keeps watch.
To their left is the interrogation centre, behind them a watchtower with machine gun in place. The fences are high and a stiff autumn breeze blows through the barbed wire, fluttering the US flag.
Beyond the compound is a pub, a battered betting shop and a burger van whose owner may be surprised to find that a little corner of Cuba has been recreated on waste land in Hulme, a mile from the centre of Manchester.
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I'm interested in audience reactions to this. Could be a bit Stanford Prison Experiment if it lasted longer, depending on how scripted the whole thing is.
Not quite sure about the article's title, "Guantanamo Bay prison recreated as northern art" - is there something specific called "northern art" now?
(Is it bad protocol to start a topic on something you've blogged? Well, I thought someone might appreciate this.) |
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