The Colombian artist Fernando Botero describes Abu Ghraib in a new exhibition which recently opened in Rome. The paintings can be seen in an article in Spanish (via meta-filters). Botero's paintings are interesting by a world renowned artist interprets the result of the digital breakthrough for photo and imaging and "divide-by-the-culture" that led to the torture at Abu Ghraib became public. crooks and castles The new photographic techniques with digital cameras and mobile phones not only led to the torture were documented, but it may also have contributed to some of the torture was carried out, that the guards may have incited crooks and castles one another to humiliate the prisoners even more to be able to take spectacular photos. The new technology also led to at least some of the guards have been prosecuted and convicted for torture. Most of Botero paintings are very strong. Previously, the Abu Ghraib torture used among other things as "ipod advertising".
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