prison – Photography as a Social Practice

San Quentin Archive

By admin February 22, 2016 February 22, 2016 Projects

From Pete Brook’s recent article on the brilliant and considered way that Nigel Poor is activating an archive of images at the San Quentin Prison in California for The Atlantic. Poor uses the photos as teaching tools to draw out the emotional content of the photos. Once she has… Continue reading

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Windows Without Prison Bars

By admin July 23, 2014 October 6, 2014 News

“If you could have a window in your cell, what place from your past would it look out to?” Mark Strandquist’s work “Windows from Prison” is featured on The New York Times Lens blog today. The article written by Rena Silverman features accounts and stories from participants (both current and ex-prisoners).… Continue reading