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By Hilary Lewis Special to the Rappahannock News
A Rappahannock artist has turned his run-in with the law into inspiration for an exhibit opening this weekend in Little Washington.
Painter Steven Kenny, member of the Packing Shed Corner's Six Pack Front Gallery, will open his installation “The Prison Within” on Saturday, Sept. 13.
The exhibit consists of three walls, metal bars, and wooden bunk beds, a realistic representation of the actual cell Kenny inhabited for five days following a DUI arrest.
Kennys experience which inspired the exhibit began on March 25, 2008. After having drinks with friends at a Flint Hill tavern, Kenny attempted to make the 10-minute drive home and was pulled over by a Virginia state trooper. With a blood alcohol concentration of .18, he was taken to jail that night.
At his court appearance a few days later. Kenny was forced to pay a number of fines and court fees reaching nearly $4,000 and given the mandatory sentence of five days in jail. His sentence began shortly after the first time the New York native had ever been jailed.
“I had no idea what to expect. I went in being prepared for anything and just took it minute by minute, day by day,” Kenny said.
While serving his time in die Rappahannock County Jail Kenny spent 23 hours a day inside, conversing with fellow inmates and drawing for them. Meals were a high point for the captive.
“I found myself eating everything at each meal because having that sensory experience becomes something to look forward to everyday,” Kenny said. “There's really very little sensory stimulation while you’re in there.”
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