Fracking as art

摘要

FRACKING hell or fracking bliss? An art installation at Liverpool's FACT gallery gives visitors a chance to decide what they think of this controversial gas extraction technique. A miniaturised fracking "rig" simulates the sounds, tremors and flames that a real one might produce, and appears to drill right through the gallery floor.Extracting gas from deep shale deposits by fracturing the rock using a high-pressure mix of water, sand and chemicals is a hot topic. For the last decade the US has been fracking hard and fast, and many other countries look set to follow suit.