Patio at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end.
Patio at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end.

Patio

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/8.0 · 0.4s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A concrete patio at Callan Park shows signs of extensive decay. Sunlight illuminates its weathered surface, where vines slowly reclaim the space. This quiet corner reflects the former asylum’s long history.

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Patio at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end.Patio at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end.Patio at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end.Patio at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end.Patio at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Patio
Series
Callan Park
Catalogue
CPA-035
Process
Giclée
Captured
29 October 2015
Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
0.4s s
ISO
100
Focal length
14 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Rozelle, 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

Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A concrete patio at Callan Park. The surface is weathered and scuffed, vines reaching in from the surrounding overgrowth to claim the edges. Sunlight falls across the concrete in flat panels. The patio sits against one of the buildings of the site, the wall behind plastered and painted, the paint peeling in patches.

Callan Park's pavilion design was built around landscaped courtyards and airing courts. The Kirkbride Complex, built 1880 to 1884, was Australia's first purpose-built hospital for moral therapy, with linked ward blocks arranged on a main cross axis and connected by a continuous covered veranda. The site continued as Rozelle Hospital from 1976 until full closure on 30 April 2008. It is now public parkland.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A long corridor stretches toward a green exit sign at the far end. Painted brick lines the left wall. Aluminium ducting runs the length of the ceiling above dead fluorescent tubes. Heavy curtains hang from the windows on the right, half drawn, filtering a cold grey-green light across the tiled floor. Grime and scuff marks cover the tiles. A noticeboard hangs empty on the wall. The air looks still and damp.

Brett Patman

Callan Park

The series

Callan Park

2016–2018 · 93 photographs

Dr Frederic Norton Manning rejected the asylum as 'a cemetery for deceased intellects'. In 1876 he toured asylums in England, France, Germany and the United States, returning with drawings of Chartham Down Hospital in Kent. Working with Colonial Architect James Barnet and Botanic Gardens director Charles Moore, he built Australia's first hospital purpose-built for moral therapy treatment on the Iron Cove foreshore.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

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07 MORE FROM CALLAN PARK

92 other prints in this series

All prints
Entertainment Room at Callan Park, a curved wall of louvre and casement windows wraps around the room in a wide semicircle.
Entertainment Room $100.00
Rehabilitation Rooms at Callan Park, you can see the old wire mesh windows and a beautiful brightly lit Jacaranda out.
Rehabilitation Rooms $100.00
Backlit Blind at Callan Park, a tall window fills the centre of the frame, venetian blinds drawn closed but glowing.
Backlit Blind $100.00
Clinic at Callan Park, an old clinic in one of the wards that has long since seen any patients.
Clinic $100.00
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