Inside Banksy's dystopian UK theme park 'Dismaland'
British artist Darren Cullen talks to us from inside 'Dismaland' -- Banksy's dystopian take on a theme park.
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Tourists walk past the entrance to 'Dismaland', a theme park-styled art installation by British artist Banksy, at Weston-Super-Mare in southwest England, Britain, August 20, 2015. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
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As It Happens6:08Inside Banksy's dystopian UK theme park 'Dismaland'
There's a carousel. But there's also a guy waiting to turn the colourful horses into meat. Cinderella's there. But her pumpkin carriage has crashed, and the paparazzi are snapping pictures of the accident.
Welcome -- sort of -- to Dismaland, a new theme park in the U.K. It's the latest work by Banksy.
As It Happens guest host Matt Galloway spoke to artist Darren Cullen from inside Dismaland. Cullen has set up a booth in the park where he offers high interest loans to children.
"A lot of theme parks have areas where it might be a bit futuristic or like jungle-themed or whatever; the prevailing theme here is grim and dystopian."
While you take a listen to our audio-tour of the park, here are some images from inside Dismaland:
A sculpture is seen at 'Dismaland', a theme park-styled art installation by British artist Banksy, at Weston-Super-Mare in southwest England, Britain, August 20, 2015. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
An installation is pictured at 'Dismaland', a theme park-styled art installation by British artist Banksy, at Weston-Super-Mare in southwest England, Britain, August 20, 2015. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
An installation is pictured at 'Dismaland', a theme park-styled art installation by British artist Banksy, at Weston-Super-Mare in southwest England, Britain, August 20, 2015. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
