Fire Damage

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Settings: 36mm · f/16.0 · 1/5 · ISO 100
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Charred debris and structural damage mark the interior of the Bradmill Denim factory. Twisted metal and burnt timbers stand as silent witnesses to the destructive fire. Decay now permeates the industrial space.

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01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Fire Damage
Series: Bradmill Denim
Catalogue: BDE-014
Process: Giclée
Captured: 18 March 2012
Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Aperture: f/16.0
Shutter: 1/5 s
ISO: 100
Focal length: 36 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 290 × 200 mm
Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia
Authenticity: C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by: Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards

02 LOCATION

Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

Charred debris and structural damage mark an interior at Bradmill, Yarraville. Twisted metal and burnt timbers lie across the floor where fire moved through the building during the dormant years. The brick walls are smoke-blackened at the upper sections, the lower walls scuffed and patched. The fire damage is unrepaired; the room has been left as the fire left it.

The Bradmill site sat dormant for around two decades after the early-2000s receivership and around-2002 shutdown. Parts of the site sustained fire damage during the dormant period, alongside accumulated graffiti and the natural decay of an abandoned industrial complex. The site is being redeveloped as Bradmill Yarraville by Frasers Property Australia and Irongate. The interior photographs of the dormant years document a specific window that no longer exists.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A section of the factory where the roof has collapsed due to fire damage.

Brett Patman

The series

Bradmill Denim

2011 · 27 photographs

The Bradford family founded Bradford Cotton Mills in Sydney in 1927. The company expanded into Victoria in 1940, began producing denim in 1945, and grew into Bradmill Industries Ltd. The Yarraville factory on Francis Street was the country's only indigo denim mill.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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