holdoncallfailed:“House on Fire” by Sarah Anne Johnson, 2009. Dollhouse/mixed media.My m

holdoncallfailed:

“House on Fire” by Sarah Anne Johnson, 2009. Dollhouse/mixed media.

My maternal grandmother Velma Orlikow was an unwitting participant in CIA-funded brainwashing experiments at the Allan Memorial Institute at McGill University in the mid-1950s. As a patient under the care of Dr. Ewen Cameron, she was subjected to invasive treatments such as shock therapy, LSD, and medically-induced sleep. These events traumatized her and rippled down through the family tree. (via the artist’s website)