Wylie, Donovan, 1971-

The Maze / Donovan Wylie ; with an essay by Louise Purbrick.

1st ed.

London : Granta, 2004.

110 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

"Repetition is a feature of control systems. It creates a predictable and therefore secure environment. The Maze prison was a model of repetitive and systematic architecture. Its primary function was to contain and isolate. Opened in 1976 at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, it held both republican and loyalist prisoners in its eight identical H-blocks. Through its history of protests, hunger strikes and escapes, the Maze became synonymous with the Northern Ireland Troubles. After the peace negotiations, it was finally closed in October 2003." "Over a period of a year, Donovan Wylie spent almost 100 days photographing inside the prison. Gradually he came to understand the psychology of the architecture and its ability to disorient and diminish. His photographs are a testimony to that experience."--Jacket.

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Wylie, Donovan, 1971-
Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) Pictorial works.
HM Prison Maze.
Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland)
Prisons Northern Ireland Lisburn Pictorial works.
Documentary photography Northern Ireland.
Prisons Northern Ireland Design and construction.
Prisons Irlande du Nord Lisburn Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie documentaire Irlande du Nord.
Prisons Irlande du Nord Conception et construction.
Documentary photography
Prisons
Prisons Design and construction
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Lisburn

photobooks.
Photobooks
Illustrated works
Livres de photographies.

Purbrick, Louise. Architecture of containment.

Location: Library main 237535
Call No.: BIB 167348
Status: Available