ROOM 2: QUOD DOUBLE

An original Quod cell was once the size of this room sleeping several men with no window or sanitation.

‘Words cannot paint the picture without being offensive’.

ROTTNEST ISLAND HISTORY,
E.J Watson. 1922.

Quod Cell

Today the Quod Double is three times this space with walls knocked down between cells. The original cell walls have been heavily plastered and white washed and furnished with IKEA. All rooms have television with commercial and Foxtel channels.

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8. Whitewash. Video by Tania Ferrier and Alan Thompson.