Untitled drawing #8

Caption

Produced in art class at HMP Liverpool for the Victorian Prisons project. The simplicity of a line drawing, sparsely filled with a wash of blue/grey is representative of a prison which offers no pleasing aesthetic. A factory of prisoners. A purely functional place of locked doors and bars. [Statement written by prison education staff informed by conversations with Mark]

Medium

Pencil and paint on paper

Form

Framed artwork

Artist / Maker

Mark, HMP Liverpool

Mentally prepared

Untitled (Lincoln 6012)

Untitled (Liverpool 7527)

Just go in and have a look

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.

Mediums

Categories

Bear

Blanket

Brick

Door

Ghost

Paper

Pigeon

Rope

Window