Isolation, penitence and awe
The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia was built in 1825, served until 1971, and represented an intense and compassionate approach to imprisonment–isolation and anonymity as vehicles for repentence. Even today the power of the architecture and the sense of isolation challenge both the camera and the visitor.










Oh for heaven’s sake. I’d be interested in why/how you chose this subject. Very intreresting
Laur
Those pictures are fabulous! A good incentive to look for alternatives to the current prison situation.