Untitled drawing #14

Caption

…basically I just looked out the window and I thought “well, I’ll have the tag in the middle of the cell window”, so I’ve got the bars, and this is a window vent that doesn’t let much air in at the bottom. And this is a road to better things when I come out of prison, I suppose. Hopefully the weather will still be okay. And then above the window there’s HMP Young Offenders Institute Lincoln with a rainbow, because I am autistic so I thought I’d add in, integrate, some autism awareness to the piece. And this was supposed to be a 3D effect.

Medium

Felt pens on paper

Form

Framed artwork

Artist / Maker

Lloyd, 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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