The project is dedicated to the philosophical reflection on prison as a social phenomenon that reveals society’s attitude toward the individual, guilt, control, punishment, and values. The research focuses on the gap between declared ideals (humanism, resocialization, a second chance) and the actual practices of the penitentiary system.
The project’s author, Serhii Forkosh, analyzes the prison experience through the lens of phenomenology, addressing themes of space, time, isolation, power, language, corporeality, guilt, and repentance. The study is interdisciplinary in nature, combining philosophy, ethics, sociology, architecture, and literature.
The project was implemented with the support of the “Intellectual Capital” Charitable Foundation.