In Prison Landscapes artist Alyse Emdur born 1983 presents over 100 photographs of prison inmates presenting themselves in front of the idealized landscapes of painted visitingroom backdrops posing with their visitors and pretending for a moment that they are elsewhere. Prison Landscapes explores this littleknown genre of painting and portraiture seen only by inmates visitors and prison employees. Created specifically for escape and selfrepresentation the paintings of tropical beaches waterfa