Auditorium Windows

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 18mm · f/8.0 · 1/10 · ISO 100
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Sunlight illuminates the tall arched windows of the abandoned Bankstown RSL auditorium. Dust particles dance in the shafts of light, highlighting the building's decay.

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01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Auditorium Windows
Series: Bankstown RSL
Catalogue: BRS-005
Process: Giclée
Captured: 6 February 2019
Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter: 1/10 s
ISO: 100
Focal length: 18 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 290 × 200 mm
Location: Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Authenticity: C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by: Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards

02 LOCATION

Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A run of windows along one wall of the Bankstown RSL auditorium lets in the late-afternoon light from the carpark side of the building. The windows are floor-to-ceiling glazed panels set in slim steel frames, opaqued partly by long curtains that hang the full height of each bay. The curtains are heavy theatrical drapes in a deep maroon, drawn back along their tracks. The light coming through casts long shadows across the salmon-pink carpet of the auditorium floor. The ceiling above carries the same gridded acoustic panels as the rest of the auditorium. Stacked banquet chairs sit along the wall between the window bays, awaiting some event or reset that did not come.

The auditorium windows opened the long side of the room to the carpark and the streetscape beyond, an unusual arrangement for an entertainment hall designed for evening events. The curtains were the regulator: drawn closed for the late-night functions, drawn back for the daytime conferences and the wedding ceremonies the club hosted. The Bankstown RSL was demolished in March 2019. The windows and the steel frames went down with the rest of the auditorium structure. The maroon curtains were stripped before demolition; their final destination is not recorded.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A wide auditorium floor stretches toward a bank of tall windows. Herringbone parquetry catches the grey daylight, its surface scuffed and dulled. The walls are deep violet blue. Above, a sculptured ceiling in faded crimson drops in angular geometric folds, with hexagonal light fittings set into it at regular intervals. Circular ventilation grilles line the upper walls. The room is empty. No furniture, no stage fittings. Just colour and geometry and silence.

Brett Patman

The series

Bankstown RSL

2019 · 30 photographs

On 17 September 1928, 26 returned servicemen of the 1914 to 1918 war founded the City of Bankstown RSL sub-Branch. The clubhouse at 1 Meredith Street opened in 1955, with blue walls under bright red ceilings. The underground sports complex originally held a swimming pool, a squash court, a gym, and a sauna.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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