Lucky me
I got a voucher
In my pocket
to cash in anytime
I need
$50,000
more than my kidney
Lucky me
I get to choose
Surgery
Jul 14, 2013
Jul 14, 2013 at 8:20 AM UTC
Lucky me
I got a voucher
In my pocket
to cash in anytime
I need
$50,000
more than my kidney
Lucky me
I get to choose
Surgery
I'd like to post "Voucher" with this short explanation.
I went to see an exhibition of Marco Evaristti at the Trapholt Museum of Contemporary Art the other day. It made such a powerful impression on me that I had to write something.
One of his works was a collection of artefacts from a surgery room, a video showing a kidney removal procedure, and information posters about how ***** trafficking (often involving theft and subsequent sale) is common in the 3rd world, where the "donor" seldom gets any compensation.
As part of the artwork, the artist had made vouchers for the public to use if they wanted to donate their kidneys and receive $50,000 in compensation. The reason for the huge illegal ***** trafficking is a general shortage of healthy organs for urgent transplants everywhere.
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