Banksy’s Dismaland featured political art from all over the world.
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On the Dismaland website, Banksy had posted a picture of the migrant camp in Calais and had superimposed on to it his fire-ravaged fairy tale Cinderella Castle.
An “anti-theme park” created by the street artist Banksy in an English seaside town is to be dismantled and relocated to France, where it will be used to house migrants and refugees.
Britain’s “most disappointing new visitor attraction” theme park will soon be home refugees from Europe and Africa. “No online tickets will be available”, the site reads.
An estimated 5000 displaced people live in the “jungle”.
“But tonight it closes its doors….”
The mysterious street artist launched the satirical installation, his biggest work to date, in August. More than 150,000 people visited. Showcasing his own pieces alongside works by artists Damian Hirst and Jimmy Cauty at the Somerset site, the bemusement park also played host to a few high profile musical guests including De La Soul, Damian Albarn, Run The Jewels, Massive Attack and Pussy Riot.
After an initial online-ticketing snafu, the park in Weston-super-Mare, England, was a huge success, bringing 20 million euros to the seaside town, according to the BBC.
“In the October issue of Juxtapoz, Banksy writes that the atmosphere of the park is that of a ‘neglected prison yard.’ It’s a ‘deadly serious attempt to assemble a show that takes stock of its generation, ‘ he writes”.
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“In the remote control boat pond at Dismaland it randomly switches the boat you operate – so you have no control over whether your destiny is to be an asylum seeker or a western super-power”, Banksy told the Sunday Times.
