Hello again - I know it has been a ridiculously long time since I disappeared off this blog with no rhyme or reason. Summer went by so quickly, and before I knew it, September had rolled around again, and I was back in Bristol, dealing with all the busy work stuff that I have to do as a 2nd year undergrad. The good news is that I now have several travel throwbacks to share from summer and autumn - and if you're following my Instagram, you'll know that I haven't stopped taking pictures.
Anyway, when I got back to Bristol in September this year, I was super excited because a few weeks earlier I had somehow miraculously, and through a careful balance of strategy, persistence and luck, managed to buy 2 tickets to Dismaland - on it's last weekend of operation no less. For those of you who don't know, Dismland was an art project set up by Banksy in collaboration with 58 other artists in the seaside town of Weston Super Mare, about an hour's bus ride from Bristol. It was set up in a disused outdoor swimming pool complex, Tropicana, and lasted 36 days. It was described as a 'family theme park unsuitable for children', and was set up as a sinister parody of a Disneyland park. Staff were rude, bored-looking, and absolutely fantastic. Every attraction featured art works which served as commentaries on modern social and political issues.
You can get a better idea of what it was like from the official trailer -
Anyway, when I got back to Bristol in September this year, I was super excited because a few weeks earlier I had somehow miraculously, and through a careful balance of strategy, persistence and luck, managed to buy 2 tickets to Dismaland - on it's last weekend of operation no less. For those of you who don't know, Dismland was an art project set up by Banksy in collaboration with 58 other artists in the seaside town of Weston Super Mare, about an hour's bus ride from Bristol. It was set up in a disused outdoor swimming pool complex, Tropicana, and lasted 36 days. It was described as a 'family theme park unsuitable for children', and was set up as a sinister parody of a Disneyland park. Staff were rude, bored-looking, and absolutely fantastic. Every attraction featured art works which served as commentaries on modern social and political issues.
You can get a better idea of what it was like from the official trailer -
Here are a few photos from my visit to Dismaland.