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Lounge at Kinugawa Kan, a place of quiet luxury, now lost to time.

01 CommercialNikko2015 - 2018

ISO 1001/6f/9.014mm

Theme · 211 prints

Commercial

Photographed 2015 - 2018

Frames 211

Camera NIKON D810 · NIKON D7000 · NIKON D850

Location Tochigi, Japan · New South Wales, Australia

03 PRINTS

Prints in this collection

Hand-signed limited editions, printed from the original RAW file. Editions run from 100 down to 25 and are not reissued once they sell through.

Lounge at Kinugawa Kan, a place of quiet luxury, now lost to time.

Downstairs Hallway at Terminus Hotel, this hallway once connected the daily workings of the Terminus Hotel, stretching.

Downstairs Hallway

Kappa Onsen at Kinugawa Kan, the heart of Kinugawa Kan’s Kappa Onsen, now silent and dry.

Balcony Looking Downstream at Kinugawa Kan, perched on the crumbling balcony of Kinugawa Kan, the view down the valley.

Balcony Looking Downstream

3 Sisters Motel Sign at Hotel Motel 101, red neon outlines the tall MOTEL blade.

3 Sisters Motel Sign

Guest Room at Kinugawa Kan, a low chabudai table sits at the centre of the room, zaisu chairs still positioned around it.

Entry Level Guest Room at Kinugawa Kan, the most modest accommodation in the hotel, these rooms once offered a simpler stay.

Entry Level Guest Room

Thirroul Beach Motel, Thirroul at Hotel Motel 101, a red brick motel with pastel coloured doors under a starlit sky.

Thirroul Beach Motel, Thirroul

North Facade at Terminus Hotel, the north-facing façade of the Terminus Hotel, captured in the late afternoon light.

Mt Kuring-Gai Motel Sign at Hotel Motel 101, the neon sign for Mt Kuring-gai Motel burns against a black sky.

Mt Kuring-Gai Motel Sign

Bar Area at Terminus Hotel, the bar stands empty, its silence louder than the crowds that once filled the room.

Stairwell at Braidwood Hotel, the weathered spiral stairwell of Braidwood Hotel.

Toilet at Terminus Hotel, a white ceramic pedestal toilet sits centred in a narrow tiled cubicle.

Downstairs Light Switches at Terminus Hotel, a grid of Bakelite light switches remains mounted to the wall, each paired.

Downstairs Light Switches

Nature Always Finds A Way at Terminus Hotel, an overgrown corner of the rear courtyard at the Terminus Hotel.

Nature Always Finds A Way

Engawa at Kinugawa Kan, framed by shoji screens, this was once a place of quiet retreat - a small sitting room where guests.

Stageside Bar at Terminus Hotel, a view of the western side of the main bar inside the Terminus Hotel.

Cellar at Terminus Hotel, three stainless steel beer kegs sit on a concrete floor.

Bathroom at Terminus Hotel, dust clings to every surface, settling thick across the enamel of the hand basin.

Guest Room at Terminus Hotel, a single bed frame sits along the wall, its bare springs exposed, beside a worn armchair.

Cellar Entry at Terminus Hotel, original timber swing doors, weathered and worn, still mark the entry point.

3 Sisters Motel, Katoomba at Hotel Motel 101, at the south end of town, this modest motel with a cottage is 7 minutes' walk.

3 Sisters Motel, Katoomba

Extension at Braidwood Hotel, an unfinished renovation in an earlier part of the Braidwood Hotel construction.

Front Corner at Braidwood Hotel, the street facing corner of Braidwood Hotel.

Staircase at Terminus Hotel, the original staircase of the Terminus Hotel, leading from the downstairs foyer.

Pokies at Balmain Leagues Club, overturned poker machine cabinets sit in a heap on the wet floor.

Kitchen Back Wall at Balmain Leagues Club, white ceramic tiles line the back wall of the kitchen corridor, stained brown.

Kitchen Back Wall

Gaming Floor at Balmain Leagues Club, a gutted interior stretches back into grey half-light.

Front Parking Area at Balmain Leagues Club, concrete columns rise from a bare floor to a low slab ceiling.

Front Parking Area

Fire Exit at Balmain Leagues Club, a low concrete ceiling presses down over a corridor deep inside the building.

Carpark Level One at Balmain Leagues Club, a low concrete ceiling presses down across the open floor plate.

Carpark Level One

Betting Station at Balmain Leagues Club, a TAB Sportsbet terminal stands against the wall, its blue plastic surround still.

Betting Station

Basement To Victoria Road at Balmain Leagues Club, concrete columns run in rows through the basement level, holding a low.

Basement To Victoria Road

Girls' Bike at Balmain Leagues Club, there's something about this shot that is just very still and easy to keep looking at.

Cocktail Bar at Balmain Leagues Club, the carpet was dank and squelchy, and all the paper that was strewn across it was.

Kitchen at Balmain Leagues Club, the large commercial kitchen at the abandoned Balmain Leagues Club stands empty.

Auditorium Entrance at Balmain Leagues Club, a corridor leads toward a glass-block wall at the far end, where a sign.

Auditorium Entrance

Offices at Balmain Leagues Club, the ground was kind of like a mushy mixture of rotting paper and plasterboard.

Main Bar at Balmain Leagues Club, leftover garbage from parts of the club which has been ripped apart and strewn.

Stripped Cables at Balmain Leagues Club, here's an example of the work of other types of people who come to abandoned places.

Stripped Cables

Restaurant at Balmain Leagues Club, years of rain water leaking onto the floorboards have caused them to warp and undulate.

Rear Carpark Walkway at Balmain Leagues Club, nature reclaiming the walkway to the back carpark.

Rear Carpark Walkway

Hose Reel at Balmain Leagues Club, sometimes (always) the light on its own can make something uninteresting look good.

Basement Ramp at Balmain Leagues Club, the Ramp leading to the basement carpark.

Auditorium at Balmain Leagues Club, shot inside the auditorium.

Public Bath Access at Kinugawa Kan, stone steps descend into a narrow corridor choked with debris.

Public Bath Access

Function Room at Kinugawa Kan, a low-ceilinged room stretches deep into shadow.

Mosaic at Kinugawa Kan, a large mosaic mural dominates the far wall.

Kitchen at Kinugawa Kan, stainless-steel benches run the length of the room in two long rows.

Poker and Pachinko at Kinugawa Kan, a forgotten corner of Kinugawa Kan’s games room, where the sound of clattering pachinko.

Poker and Pachinko

Stoves at Kinugawa Kan, a row of heavy-duty gas stoves sits coated in dust, their burners long extinguished.

Utility Room at Kinugawa Kan, the utility space behind the kitchen, once used for cleaning and hot water supply, is now.

Kappa Onsen and Kinugawa Kan at Kinugawa Kan, a curved bay of windows juts from the lower facade of Kinugawa Kan.

Kappa Onsen and Kinugawa Kan

Thatched Walkway at Kinugawa Kan, bamboo reed panels line both walls of a narrow corridor inside Kinugawa Kan.

Thatched Walkway

Main Guest Room at Kinugawa Kan, tatami mats line the floor of a corner guest room at Kinugawa Kan.

Main Guest Room

Dining Room at Kinugawa Kan, a thick mat of moss stretches across the floor, creeping over broken tiles and fallen plaster.

The Entrance Reef Resort, The Entrance at Hotel Motel 101, a Kitsch motel with palm trees in front of yellow arches.

The Entrance Reef Resort, The Entrance

Beach Park Motel, Wollongong at Hotel Motel 101, colourful doors in a white brick motel stairwell.

Beach Park Motel, Wollongong

Sapphire Palms Motel, The Entrance at Hotel Motel 101, a statue stands in the motel carpark with palm trees rising behind.

Sapphire Palms Motel, The Entrance

Flinders Motel, Wollongong at Hotel Motel 101, two levels of a low rise motel with car parking spaces in front and trees.

Flinders Motel, Wollongong

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.

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Lead time

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