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[[Jon Reiss]] directed the award-winning "Happiness In Slavery" video, which was released in 1992. Shot entirely in black-and-white, the video's stark contrasts and stunning visual effects leave a memorable imprint to the viewer.
'''SPOLIERS SPOILERS BEGIN'''<br>A man (played by performance artist [[Bob Flanagan]], 1952–1996) enters a room. He's dressed in a suit and tie and surveys the room before placing a flower in a small vase on a shelf and lighting a candle next to it. He then undresses, carefully folding each piece and placing it on a table under the shelf. Now completely nude, he walks over to a small wash basin, above which is a mirror. He dips a washcloth into the water and cleans himslefhimself, then pauses and looks in the mirror. He then walks over to a strange device in the middle of the room and lies down on it.
Suddenly the device springs to life and the man is in a reclining position. Shackles come down over his wrists and ankles as needles start poking into his hands. He looks on with anticipation and reacts with both pain and pleasure. A clamp and pincer begins to pull at the mans genitalia. More pincers begin pulling at his skin and ripping it out, which seems to be bringing the man an increasing amount of pleasure. Drills emerge and drill into his flesh at various points, with the blood dripping to the floor. The floor seems to be made out of dirt and there is a strange little garden underneath the device that seems to be fertilized by blood.
At the end of the video, another man (Reznor), dressed in similar attire, enters the room, and begins the same ritual as the previous man.<br>
'''SPOLIERS SPOILERS END'''
The video was universally banned due to its extreme violence and full-frontal nudity. There is a rumor that the only part of the video that was not real was the final sequence in which the man is engulfed by the machine. In reality, the poking and pulling were pretty much the only "real" aspects to the video. Reiss is fascinated with hydraulics, and it clearly shows with this video. The blood and gore were created by mashing bananas and mixing them with chocolate. This would look more realistic when photographed in black-and-white.
==External Links==
http://www.jonreiss.com — Official Website of Jon Reiss <br>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Flanagan — WikiPedia Wikipedia entry for Bob Flanagan
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