Some Kind of Freedom IV: Creatio Ex Nihilo by Raúl Belinchón

This series of photographs corresponds to objects seized by prison officials. In them, handmade objects are identified with the principle of Creatio ex Nihilo, and with Torrance's definition of creative ability as fulfilled on the basis of identifying gaps in knowledge or deficiencies, and the subsequent search for solutions. In photographing these objects, I identify their effectiveness in relation to their intended result: personal defence, spoken communication, or self-expression through tattooing.

The definition of creativity has changed throughout the history of humankind, and so has the term itself. From the earliest civilisations, and practically up to the present day, the power to create was only attributed to God. God was the only one who could create out of nothing. This series considers the creative abilities of people in confined, heavily watched environments, keeping in mind the ways in which we have defined and perceived creativity in past scholarship and discourse. Each image description is an adapted excerpt from an official report at Picassent Prison, Valencia.