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"Mickey's Taliban Adventures" sees Disney, terrorism collide
Sat Feb 21, 5:44 AM ET
EDINBURGH (AFP) - Organisers of an art show in the Scottish capital that features a sculpture of Mickey Mouse flying an airplane into the World Trade Center defended the work, saying it was about "making you think".
"Mickey's Taliban Adventures" is one of almost 300 pieces in the Royal Scottish Academy's student exhibition in Edinburgh, which opens to the public on Saturday.
The exhibition by final-year and postgraduate students from Scotland's art and architectural schools also includes a short film showing the dying moments of a poisoned mouse.
The Twin Towers work -- based on the attack on New York by al-Qaeda hijackers on September 11, 2001 in which 2,752 people died -- was made by Alan Bennie of the Edinburgh College of Art.
It shows the Disney figurehead flying a toy plane into cartoon-like foam models of the World Trade Centre, which have been given eyes to give them a surprised expression, as well as flames made of felt.
"I don't think it's a particularly shocking piece," said Colin Greenslade, exhibitions co-ordinator for the Royal Scottish Academy.
"The Twin Towers have become an icon and everyone has their own feelings about it, whether they knew people who were involved or can just remember where they were when it happened," he said.
"This is about making you think."
The film of the poisoned mouse, by student Jock Mooney, is exhibited next to a statement explaining the circumstances, following complaints from animal rights activists.
In it, Mooney said the mouse had already been poisoned when he found it outside his flat and that his film was intended to show the effects of the methods used to get rid of rodents.
"I am fully aware that rodent-friendly methods of removal exist. Are there methods used by the general public? I think not," he wrote.
Sat Feb 21, 5:44 AM ET
EDINBURGH (AFP) - Organisers of an art show in the Scottish capital that features a sculpture of Mickey Mouse flying an airplane into the World Trade Center defended the work, saying it was about "making you think".
"Mickey's Taliban Adventures" is one of almost 300 pieces in the Royal Scottish Academy's student exhibition in Edinburgh, which opens to the public on Saturday.
The exhibition by final-year and postgraduate students from Scotland's art and architectural schools also includes a short film showing the dying moments of a poisoned mouse.
The Twin Towers work -- based on the attack on New York by al-Qaeda hijackers on September 11, 2001 in which 2,752 people died -- was made by Alan Bennie of the Edinburgh College of Art.
It shows the Disney figurehead flying a toy plane into cartoon-like foam models of the World Trade Centre, which have been given eyes to give them a surprised expression, as well as flames made of felt.
"I don't think it's a particularly shocking piece," said Colin Greenslade, exhibitions co-ordinator for the Royal Scottish Academy.
"The Twin Towers have become an icon and everyone has their own feelings about it, whether they knew people who were involved or can just remember where they were when it happened," he said.
"This is about making you think."
The film of the poisoned mouse, by student Jock Mooney, is exhibited next to a statement explaining the circumstances, following complaints from animal rights activists.
In it, Mooney said the mouse had already been poisoned when he found it outside his flat and that his film was intended to show the effects of the methods used to get rid of rodents.
"I am fully aware that rodent-friendly methods of removal exist. Are there methods used by the general public? I think not," he wrote.
