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| Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, composing Pandemonium in Eastern State Penitentiary’s Cellblock Seven. May 2, 2005. |
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| Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, May 12, 2005, making the final adjustments to the piece in the hour before the public opening. |
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| Inside one of the 120 cells of Pandemonium, a beater responds to the impulses sent by the central computer that drives the piece. |
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| Cardiff and Miller have built a keyboard that allows them to impact toilets, pipes, light fixtures other elements in the abandoned prison. The keyboard is pressure sensitive, allowing the artists to control the volume of each note in their percussive work. |
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| Back to the cellblock: George and Carlo in Cellblock Seven. |
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| George and Carlo in the off-site workshop. |
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| Carlo Crovato assembling the first of the machines that will tap the walls, pipes, and furnature in Cellblock Seven. |
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| George Bures Miller splicing cable for the prototype. |
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| The first completed prototype. Laser-cut steel holds a solenoid and drum stick in place. |
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| Early work on Pandemonium took place in Berlin. George, Carlo and Richard spent their first few days arranging for shipping of the early mechanics of the piece, and tracking down materials to be purchased in the United States. Eastern State’s impressive façade is visible outside the windows. |
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| George Bures Miller (front) Carlo Crovato (in red) and Richard Harrod installing Pandemonium in Cellblock Seven. The cellblock — perhaps the most grand architectural space inside the penitentiary--has never been open to the public before. The team is installing 16,000 feet of cable (more than three miles) in the cellblock. It can be seen here in the upper left corner of the photo. |
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| George Bures Miller walks the cellblock to begin estimating the distance of cable required. |
