Waterview at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end.
Waterview at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end.

Waterview

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/8.0 · 1/4 · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Grey water stretches towards the horizon from Callan Park, a former psychiatric hospital. Its historic buildings stand silent, overlooking Iron Cove.

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Waterview at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end.Waterview at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end.Waterview at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end.Waterview at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end.Waterview at Callan Park, a long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Waterview
Series
Callan Park
Catalogue
CPA-065
Process
Giclée
Captured
29 October 2015
Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
1/4 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

Grey water stretches toward the horizon from the Iron Cove foreshore at Callan Park. The historic buildings of the site sit along the shore, sandstone walls weathered by the marine air. The water is calm; the sky is overcast above the cove. The landscape between the buildings and the water is part of the wider parkland.

Callan Park sits on the Iron Cove foreshore at Lilyfield, with a long north-facing frontage to the cove. The site was selected by Colonial Architect James Barnet for its winter sun and summer breezes. The hospital operated continuously from 1 August 1878 to 30 April 2008. The site is now public parkland managed by Greater Sydney Parklands and protected by the Callan Park (Special Provisions) Act 2002.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A long corridor stretches toward a set of double doors at the far end. Green-tinted light falls through a wall of tall windows on the left, catching the gridded tile floor. Faded curtains hang heavy from their rails, still drawn back. Exposed ductwork runs along the ceiling. A steel door stands ajar against the right wall, its surface scuffed and marked. Debris scattered across the tiles. The air looks 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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