the torturer and tortured…………..

How fine a line between the torturer and tortured…………..

Nothing has appalled me more in the last decade than to see the photos
from Abu Ghraib, and to listen to sound bites from water boarding sessions
as our enemies were tortured for information in order to save American
citizen’s lives. As the sun set on 911 a dear friend of mine suggested
that there are times in history when it is appropriate to fight evil with evil, for one split second
I agreed, but just as suddenly I lurched back in horror at my own black conspiratorial heart.
In this dichotomy, this paradox, the music for Los Caprichos was born.
I saw through the eyes of Francisco Goya in his terrifying prints, “Los Caprichos, a similar mix of fascination and repulsion. Goya’s ability to capture the emotional nightmare of repression, fear, and superstition, like a primordial photojournalist, has left an indelible impression on all who feel this truth resonate in their world.