Designed by John Haviland,
Opened on October 25th 1829,
Closed in 1971,
Eastern State is considered the world’s first true penitentiary and had housed [notable] inmates such as Al Capone.
The most outstanding feature of the prison is the use of glass skylights in each cell representing the Eye Of God. This design suggested that inmates were always being watched by the Almighty.
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By Kinan Faham
"the Silent Camera" was conceived in 2009 and was inspired by the music of Arvo Part especially his piece "Silentium". I perceive the modern world as oscillating between two extremes that are analogous to two of Arvo Part's pieces:
"Perpetuum Mobile" represents the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the sea of people surrounding you, the noise in the streets, the deadlines, the challenges and the lessons to learn, the new technologies and risks facing our civilization, the musical pieces you learn [or fail to master],.. etc.
"Silentium" represents the resolution of every musical note, every spoken word and every movement of your day.
It is the moment that you are most likely to remember after the day's noise has settled and its turbulence has subsided. It is the moment that we all crave and the moment that will allow us to persist to the next day when the Perpetuum Mobile cycle starts again.
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