Spotlights

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 14mm · f/7.1 · 2s · ISO 800
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A vintage spotlight mounted on a tripod occupies the timber-panelled lighting booth at the old Bankstown RSL clubhouse. Stage-right is stencilled in block letters above a wide observation window, and beyond the glass the blue and pink floor of the room below catches what light remains.

Edition

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In situ

Spotlights at Bankstown RSL, black-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

Spotlights at Bankstown RSL, raw timber-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

Spotlights at Bankstown RSL, glass print displayed in situ on a wall.

01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Spotlights
Series: Bankstown RSL
Catalogue: BRS-022
Process: Giclée
Captured: 6 February 2019
Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter: 2s s
ISO: 800
Focal length: 14 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 vintage spotlight mounted on a tripod occupies the timber-panelled lighting booth at the Bankstown RSL. Stage-right is stencilled in block letters above a wide observation window, and beyond the glass the blue and pink floor of the room below catches what light remains. The booth is small, the panelling warm, the view out of it the whole point of the room.

Stage lighting rigs at this scale were standard in the large suburban entertainment venues of the 1970s and 1980s, sized for the touring acts and the in-house dance bands that played the western Sydney circuit. The Bankstown RSL ran a full lighting and sound rig, operated from booths like this one. The rig was disconnected before demolition. The Bankstown RSL was demolished in March 2019. The booth in this photograph went the same way as the rest of the building.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A vintage spotlight mounted on a tripod occupies the timber-panelled lighting booth at the old Bankstown RSL clubhouse.

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

Print sizes

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