So in case you didn't know the US government has been using illegal torture methods to obtain information from alleged terrorist. One of the major torture methods used is called "waterboarding". This is when the torture victim is tied down, gagged and then water is poured on them to create a drowning sensation. It's real f*cked up, our government sucks, but at least one artist is bringing these crimes to people attention. Learn what's really going on...peep the video after the teleport.
New York artist STEVE POWERS has been working on a torture-themed art project for a while now and in conjunction with CREATIVE TIME as part of its national public art initiative “Democracy in America: The National Campaign,” he’s just opened the Guantanamo Bay-themed “Waterboard Thrill Ride” on Coney Island in the shadow of the legendary Cyclone roller coaster and Nathan’s hot dog stand in an empty storefront on West 12th Street. When a dollar is fed into a machine standing outside Powers’ mock jail cell installation featuring paintings by the artist inside and out, viewers can climb a short flight of steps to peer through cell bars and view an animatronic torture scene of a hooded jailer pouring water down the throat of an orange jumpsuit wearing Gitmo detainee. In creating the exhibit, Powers hopes to use the inherent spectacle of Coney Island to broaden public awareness of and spark debate about a human rights issue that has received minimal weight in the public sphere.Via Supertouch
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