White Torture - in Art

In Art

  • German artist Gregor Schneider based his room design of "Weiße Folter" (lit. German for White torture) on this idea.

The film "White"("Lavan" in Hebrew, 2011) directed by Israeli director Guilhad Emilio Schenker is based on testimonies about the "White torture" in Iran. The Film participated at more that 70 film festivals around the world, won 12 international prizes and was broadcast at 10 countries. Direct link to the film: http://vimeo.com/39217482

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