1961

Caption

My piece of artwork was thought up whilst walking out on the exercise yard. I’ve pencil drawn, graphite on paper, E Wing and B Wing with the exercise yard in the middle, and then a hangman’s noose which represents the Victorian punishment, prison punishment. But it’s old meets new. It’s old versus modern. And I’ve tried to incorporate there that there is life at the end of the tunnel, it’s not all doom and gloom. It is doom and gloom, but if you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, it’s not all doom and gloom.

Medium

Pencil on paper

Form

Framed artwork

Artist / Maker

Craig, HMP/YOI Lincoln

Why have we collected this work?

We want to understand what these prisons are like to live and work in, and how has this changed over time. We are examining the ways that these prison buildings carry traces of the past, while operating in the present day.

The project considers how and why these buildings have survived for so long, and asks how we will know when they have reached the end of their operational lives. We consider the significance of the Victorian prison in shaping public and professional ideas of what prison should be like. Crucially, this project explores the implications of the continued operation of Victorian-era prisons for the contemporary prison service, and aims to inform policy development.

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