Dressing Area

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
24mm · f/8.0 · 8s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

The carcass dressing line at Blayney Abattoir. Overhead rails, cables, and pipework run parallel with the metal ceiling. Small red lights above each station were connected to the emergency stop system on the chain. The abattoir operated from 1957 to 1998, employing up to 1,600 people.

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Dressing Area at Blayney Abattoir, this part of the dressing line once processed carcasses after slaughter, beneath a grid.Dressing Area at Blayney Abattoir, this part of the dressing line once processed carcasses after slaughter, beneath a grid.Dressing Area at Blayney Abattoir, this part of the dressing line once processed carcasses after slaughter, beneath a grid.Dressing Area at Blayney Abattoir, this part of the dressing line once processed carcasses after slaughter, beneath a grid.Dressing Area at Blayney Abattoir, this part of the dressing line once processed carcasses after slaughter, beneath a grid.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Dressing Area
Series
Blayney Abattoir
Catalogue
BAB-009
Process
Giclée
Captured
1 January 2016
Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
8s s
ISO
100
Focal length
24 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Blayney, New South Wales, Australia
Recognised by
Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
02 LOCATION

Blayney, New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

In a space built for precision, moments like these added levity to the pace of the chain. This art photography print captures the structure and spirit of a working floor shaped by pressure, rhythm and camaraderie.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

This part of the dressing line once processed carcasses after slaughter, beneath a grid of rails, cables and ceiling-mounted pipes.

Brett Patman

Blayney Abattoir

The series

Blayney Abattoir

2016 · 25 photographs

At peak the Blayney Abattoir employed about 1,600 people, one of the largest workforces in Central West New South Wales. The site had been a butter factory and freezing works from at least 1900, converted to an abattoir in 1957. ANZCO Foods, the New Zealand owner since 1996, announced closure in March 1998 with about 600 workers given a week's pay.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

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