I know you thought I had stopped harping on about 'spaces' BUT.
You already know all about the tsunami which occurred on 26th December 2004.
But did you know the whole disaster area has now been reinterpreted as a tourist attraction by people coming in coaches from North Thailand???
Oh yes.
I saw on French tv (France Deux) last night, how people are taking photos of the ruined areas, of photographs of missing people, and posing for group shots outside the morgue.
Mmmm hmm.
Nowt so queer as folk. As they say.
Read more about this mawkish pastime.
Bizare stuff. Look also at this and also an article about a planned Tsunami Trail.
The souvenir industry is on the go too.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About Me
- Joolz
- Sheffield, South Yorks, United Kingdom
- I am an academic interested in New Literacies, Digital Lifestyles, Informal Online Learning.
2 comments:
On one level this seems horrible, who would want to go on such a trip.
Well, possibly some of those people who watch on the television who are paying the wages of the professional voyeurs. The photographic gaze is cruel and tender.
Post a Comment