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Architecture of Authority is a book by photographer Richard Ross published in 2007 that shows the feeling of power over the individual engaged in the institutional spaces in the era of control and surveillance. Through
visually appealing images , Ross relates the power structures and their integration into society, showing and comparing both spaces that are not related.

Lethal-injection room, Angola State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana 2006

Four Seasons Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico 2006

Communication Area, Angola State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana 2006

Dormitory mental institution, Havana, Cuba 2006

Los Prietos Boys Camp, Santa Barbara, California

Holding cells, Metropolitan Police Collingwood Road, Hillingdon, London 2006

Second-Floor Corridor, Santa Barbara High School, Santa Barbara, California 2006

Holding Cells Joint Task Force, Guantanamo, Cuba 2006

Inactive Nuclear Command Center, Anstruther, Scotland 2006

All images © Richard Ross


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