Special Limited Edition Prints


Closed in 2016 The site of HMP Holloway remains unsold at this point in time. It is important that the community has some input into what is ultimately developed on the site. The there is a clear desire within many interested parties that there should be  a women's building on the site, some form of legacy that is forward looking and aims to be a centre for all women in the community. A self-sustaining creative centre with studios, workshops, museum, and a centre for signposting women to welfare and support organisations. You can find out more about the campaign for a Women's Building on the Site of HMP Holloway and the experiences of some of the people who had experience within the institution at Holloway Prison Stories.


The Closure of HMP Holloway

Exhibited at the 2016 Koestler Exhibition at the South Bank Centre Erika's 'Closure of Holloway' painting celebrates the announcement of the closure of this historic site. Depicting the Politicians grabbing the value of the land and carting the profits back to NO.10, the new rich turning up to buy the flats built on the site. The women prisoners are being carted off to prisons outside Central London with the animals while the staff queue up at the Job Centre, forced to work at institutions well away from where they live. One protester ties herself to the gate while another escapes from the pool building! A drone takes the drugs out rather than bringing them in and the Chaplin blesses the listed tree. The Gym Staff make sure the equipment goes to a good home, and some of the prisoners hang out and read the 'Inside Time' the national prison Newspaper which reports that HMP Holloway had just received it's best ever safe rating the same year as the closure was announced. One of the officers takes retirement in the penthouse of one of the new flats, the clouds incorporate the ghosts of the 5 women that were hung there, the Suffragettes, and the stone Griffins that have not been allowed to drink or gamble for the past 160 years make the most of their freedom. Julia Killick is awarded a CBE for her services to the prison system and The Education Bell is rung for the last time, MJ is HMP Holloway's call sign. Erika is also depicted on her bicycle as she was the first and last prisoner to ever be allowed to cycle to and from her workplace when working on ROTL(Release on Temporary Licence). Prints available in the Recorded in Art Store. Select 'Special Limited Edition Prints' from the store categories menu or 'Special Limited Edition' from the Tags menu. A percentage donation from the sale of 'The Closure of Holloway' prints will be donated to effort to get a dedicated Women's Centre included in the proposals for the development of the site.
© Erika Recorded in Art 2017


The Gym Tree

This tree which apparently is listed as it is the best specimen of its kind in the country, is visible from the street and is located just outside the Gymnasium, body shop and swimming pool. HMP Holloway had a Gymnasium the size of a full size Basketball court, a Body Shop with 7 treadmills (not that they worked all the time!), Cross Trainers, Rowing Machines and a good selection of other gym equipment, and best of all an 18m swimming pool (90 lengths a mile) that in the early days was actually open to the public running classes for pensioners in the community. This painting celebrates the great work that the Gym contributed to the wellbeing of the women in the prison throughout its lifetime. Prints available in the Recorded in Art Store. Select 'Special Limited Edition Prints' from the store categories menu or 'Special Limited Edition' from the Tags menu.
© Erika Recorded in Art 2017



Postcards from Prison

A special selection of 12 of Erika's postcards that have been carefully chosen to show a brief snapshot of prison life. These Limited Edition prints; 25 prints of each of the selected images are all individually titled and signed and available in the Recorded in Art store. Select 'Special Limited Edition Prints' from the store categories menu or 'Special Limited Edition' from the Tags menu.
© Erika Recorded in Art 2017