Their work is all about transformation, using recycled materials from the Kingston Prison for Women.
For example, the Gaia-like structure separating artists Amanta Scott & David Tomlinson tonight at the Art Gallery of Algoma is constructed from a penitentiary office partition and a light diffuser.
The metal pedestal under their feet is made from prison bed frames.
The prison bed elements show up repeatedly among the eight other sculptures displayed at tonight's opening reception for the Lock Down exhibition, and most of the beds were once slept in by Karla Holmoka.
The artists hail from Little Britain in Ontario's Kawartha Lakes region.
Their installation, created in association with Public Works Canada, will serve as the focal point for community workshops to take place from June 10-16.
The exhibition runs until June 4.