Dismaland

Just before we started again at Uni for our second year, a group of us independently decided to travel down to Weston-Super-Mare to visit Banksy's 'Dismaland' Bemusement Park. Focused in Weston-Super-Mare, a place Banksy visited as a young child, he hired out a courtyard where a variety of artist's works were shown, all with a deep political meaning.
There was a mixture of animators, photographers, and artists who contributed to Dismaland and overall I found it an inspirational and effective collaboration. All the pieces had their own political or social agenda, such issues as the Horsemeat Scandal were introduced and shown within the work and add a more sinister edge to the original escapism sense that the real theme park Disneyland possesses.
 The actual setting of the park itself is dismal, with the old concrete and overgrown surroundings, the many signs for queueing etc. All of which contributed to the impact the park had on the visitors.
Alongside such installations and Banksy's own graffiti pieces that as per usual also celebrate political values and sinister morals, there were certain pieces that really appealed to me, the aspect of the 'Riot' piece in particular as this was a small scale set that was so intricate and shocking, trying to mock up the idea of a police riot with tiny figurines.