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After Dachau, Eisenmeyer recalled that captivity in British hands was 'at times, a bit of a lark', with trips to the cinema, football matches, a choir and a camp 'university' offering art classes. For artists, it was possible to continue the professional practice, through repurposing everyday materials. Despite Eisenmayer's affirmation: 'I don't go along with the presentation by some artists of the cliched barbed wire [.] We were bloody lucky on the Isle of Man, unlike the millions in German concentration camps'. The reverse of this drawing clearly depicts the wire being torn apart by a youth, with the words 'Jungend Siegende Jungend' ('Youth Victorious Youth'). On this side is a topographical view taken within Central Camp (where he was first interned on IOM before 'graduating' to Onchan and finally Mooragh (Ramsey).