Untitled (Liverpool 9511)

Caption

The prison art tutor at HMP Liverpool holds up a prisoner’s linocut template ready for etching and printing onto paper. 2023.

Medium

Photograph

Form

Digital

Artist / Maker

Andy Aitchison

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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