Light to the Outside
by Lexa Harpell
Title
Light to the Outside
Artist
Lexa Harpell
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin. Preserved NOT sanitised!
What I love about this gaol is that they have preserved as much of the original structures without 'polishing it up' and becoming sanitsed. You still 'feel' the essence of this prision and its occupants.
Dublin's Kilmanham Gaol has a long, brutal, horrid history.
Member of the Easter Uprising were imprisoned and executed here.
Public hangings were common at the front of the prison. Housing men, women and children - at times in the same cell which could hold up to five people. Not a pretty time.
Thousands of prisoners from this gaol alone were sent to Australia as 'free' labour to colonise the country.
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April 19th, 2016
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Comments (3)
Lexa Harpell
Thank you kindly Morris - history is vital to our society. Thanks for dropping in Morris!
Morris Finkelstein
Powerful and stark reminder of the darker side of society. When I first looked at the photo (before reading the description), I was immediately reminded of Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay which is also being kept open as a landmark for people to visit. F/L
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