Friday, December 8, 2017

Maitland Gaol to host art exhibition showcasing hundreds of years of Australian prison life

From the Maitland Mercury report:
Walls may not be able to talk, but Brett Leigh Dicks reckons he has still heard plenty of colourful yarns by photographing them.
Over the last year the artist has walked the eerie halls of eight decommissioned gaols across Australia, with his images capturing hundreds of years worth of life on the inside.
According to the Santa Barbara based snapper, human nature draws us to want to know what happens on the other side of prison walls.

Full article available at Maitland Mercury, December 6 2017.