A corrugated galvanised iron water tank sits against the timber-clad wall of the residence at Big Hill Post Office. Weatherboard cladding shows heavy paint loss.

01 Big Hill Post OfficeBig Hill2020

ISO 5001/80f/8.070mm

Collection · 35 prints

Big Hill Post Office

Photographed 2020
Frames 35
Camera NIKON D850 · L1D-20c
Location New South Wales, Australia
Status Abandoned; timber slowly consumed by termites
03 PRINTS

Prints in this collection

Hand-signed and numbered, printed from the original RAW file. Open editions in the two smallest sizes; limited editions of 100, 50 and 25 in the three larger, never reissued once they sell through.

Window Panes at The Post Office, a six-pane timber window set into weatherboard cladding, grey and split with age.
Window Panes
A corrugated galvanised iron water tank sits against the timber-clad wall of the residence at Big Hill Post Office. Weatherboard cladding shows heavy paint loss.
Water Tank
Verandah at The Post Office, a green corrugated iron roof bows away from the timber frame, pulling free at the edge.
Verandah
Weathered vertical timber boards in sunlight at The Post Office. Paint faded and peeling across most of the surface. Rust discolouration concentrated along the lower section.
Verandah Wall
Corrugated iron roofing photographed from directly above, The Post Office. Rust runs in long streaks across the surface.
Topdown
Through the Garden at The Post Office, rusted corrugated iron buckles away from the timber frame of an outbuilding.
Through the Garden
A rusted wire fence in the foreground frames the decaying timber facade of the abandoned Big Hill Post Office, with sunlight catching the corroded metal strands.
Through the Fence
A small, abandoned bedroom at Big Hill Post Office, with peeling paint layers on the walls and dim light filtering through a grimy window.
Smaller Bedroom
The front corner of the Big Hill Post Office, where a run of repairs has weathered into the building. Roof iron gone deep orange, timber cladding weathered and gapped, a window half-sealed with diagonal tin.
Postmasters Corner
Life As It Was at The Post Office, a single bed sits against the back wall, a faded pink blanket still draped.
Life As It Was
Overgrowth at The Post Office, rusted corrugated iron sags across the roofline, its red-brown surface mottled with pale.
Overgrowth
The abandoned timber residence of Big Hill Post Office seen across an overgrown paddock, with broken windows and weathered walls under a pale sky.
Across the Paddock
A rusted bed frame beneath a wall of peeling paint and newspaper-plastered plaster in an abandoned bedroom at Big Hill Post Office.
Over the Bed
Post Office Wall at The Post Office, weathered hardwood cladding runs horizontal across the rear wall.
Post Office Wall
Mail Slot at The Post Office, a galvanised letter slot sits cut into weatherboard cladding, its narrow mouth open.
Mail Slot
Residence and Surrounds at The Post Office, seen from above, the old residence has almost entirely surrendered.
Residence and Surrounds
Rear Residence Topdown at The Post Office, corrugated iron roof stretches across the full frame, rust bleeding.
Rear Residence Topdown
The dust-covered linoleum floor of the main bedroom at Big Hill Post Office, scattered with plaster debris and signs of long abandonment.
Main Bedroom Floor
A hallway stretches toward a distant doorway at The Post Office. Paint has peeled from the walls in broad, irregular strips, leaving exposed surfaces below.
Hallway
The timber-clad kiosk building at Big Hill Post Office, its barred side window covered with wire mesh. Planks have pulled away from the wall below, opening a gap to the interior.
Kiosk
Frontside Elevated at The Post Office, a weatherboard homestead sits low against green pasture, seen from above.
Frontside Elevated
The Big Hill at The Post Office, a low hill rises through haze, its slopes thick with eucalyptus canopy.
The Big Hill
Backyard at The Post Office, weathered timber and corrugated iron form the rear wall of a low rural homestead.
Backyard
Brambles have taken the lower half of the storage shed at Big Hill Post Office entirely, leaving only the curved, rusted roofline visible above the tangle.
Sunken
Storage Shed at The Post Office, corrugated iron walls lean slightly under a hip roof streaked with rust.
Storage Shed
The kitchen at Big Hill Post Office, a brick fireplace with 2 distinct hearths anchoring the far wall, one fitted with a small iron stove and the other open to the room.
Kitchen
Weeds and cracked paving stones along the front path of Big Hill Post Office, with rust-stained fence posts lining the approach to the entrance.
Front Yard
Chimneys at The Post Office, a brick chimney rises from the roofline, its mortar cracked and lichen-spotted.
Chimneys
The front facade of the Big Hill Post Office viewed from above. Peeling paint on weathered timber boards. The entrance visible below, set within the building's front face.
Front Elevated
Front Corner Window at The Post Office, weathered timber cladding in grey and faded red holds the corner together.
Front Corner Window
Floral at The Post Office, a torn blue curtain hangs from a window, half-collapsed, letting a shaft of light cut.
Floral
Corrugated iron ceiling, blackened with mould, over the dining area at The Post Office. Timber dresser along the left wall. Upturned buckets and a green drum on the floor. Scattered newspapers across the debris.
Dining Area
Dust settled across a back corner of an abandoned timber building at The Post Office. Paint peeled from the walls in large sections, exposing layers beneath. A grimy window admitted little light.
Back Corner
A peeling chimney breast and empty fireplace hearth in an abandoned bedroom at Big Hill Post Office, dust coating every surface.
Bedroom Chimney
A rusted bed frame against a peeling wall in the abandoned main bedroom at Big Hill Post Office, with dust motes visible in the light from a grimy window.
Main Bedroom Interior
04 ABOUT THE PRINTS

How they’re made

Made to order by Brett in Sydney, from the original RAW file. Each print is hand-signed and numbered before it ships.

Paper

Ilford Galerie cotton rag, 310 gsm. Acrylic on metallic gloss, 260 gsm.

Editions

Open in XS and S. Limited in M (100), L (50), XL (25). From $100.

Print tiers →

Lead time

Unframed: 5 to 10 business days. Framed and acrylic: 10 to 20.

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