escher black and white prison infinite colored pencil
I’m Not Coming Down There, 2024
I’m Not Coming Down There, 2024
I’m Not Coming Down There, 2024
I’m Not Coming Down There, 2024

I’m Not Coming Down There, 2024


 

  • I’m Not Coming Down There, 2024
  • Mark Loughney
  • Acrylic, graphite, and flashe (vinyl paint) on wood panel
  • Size:  48" x 48" 

Mark Loughney: “The first time I entered the main corridor at SCI-Graterford, I was terrified. I couldn’t see the other end, that’s how long this thing was. I was taking my first steps into the unknown terrors of a 40-year prison sentence and could not see any end to it. Two years into my sentence, my then girlfriend, who had been my main support system, made a decision to end our relationship and preserve herself. She couldn’t waste her life underground with me as the water began to really pour in to drown me.”