Beyond the Closet at The Asylum, a narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door.
Beyond the Closet at The Asylum, a narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door.

Beyond the Closet

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/6.3 · 2s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A dusty corridor through one of the residential quarters at Kenmore, Goulburn NSW. Kenmore was added to the NSW State Heritage Register on 1 April 2005 as the Kenmore Psychiatric Hospital Complex, item 2930022.

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Beyond the Closet at The Asylum, a narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door.Beyond the Closet at The Asylum, a narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door.Beyond the Closet at The Asylum, a narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door.Beyond the Closet at The Asylum, a narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door.Beyond the Closet at The Asylum, a narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Beyond the Closet
Series
Kenmore Asylum
Catalogue
KAS-004
Process
Giclée
Captured
1 March 2020
Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/6.3
Shutter
2s s
ISO
100
Focal length
14 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
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

New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A dusty corridor runs through one of the residential quarters at Kenmore. The floor is bare boards, dust settled across the length of the passage. Doors line both walls at regular intervals. The corridor passes through closet space at one end before opening into the rooms beyond. The light is even, entering through small windows at the doorways. The dust holds the shape of every footfall that has been here since the buildings were sold.

Kenmore has been largely vacant since the Commonwealth sale in 2003. The complex was added to the NSW State Heritage Register on 1 April 2005 as the Kenmore Psychiatric Hospital Complex, item 2930022. The site opened in 1895 as the first purpose-built complete complex for mental health care in rural NSW, designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect. The State Heritage listing remains active. The residential quarters are part of the SHR-listed core.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A narrow hallway runs deep into the building, terminating at a closed timber door. Pressed metal ceilings span the corridor, their pattern still intact beneath layers of grime. To the left, a storage cupboard stands open, bare shelves thick with dust. To the right, a larger room opens out, its walls stained a faded burgundy. Floorboards are worn black underfoot. Afternoon light enters from side doorways and falls in pale strips across the dark surfaces.

Brett Patman

Kenmore Asylum

The series

Kenmore Asylum

2020 · 74 photographs

Frederic Norton Manning, NSW Inspector-General of the Insane, acquired 340.5 acres on Taralga Road, Goulburn, for £1,252 in October 1879. Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect, designed the asylum complex. Kenmore opened in 1895 with capacity for 700 patients across 19 wards.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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07 MORE FROM KENMORE ASYLUM

73 other prints in this series

All prints
Fireplace at The Asylum, a wide formal room with pale green walls and coffered ceilings.
Fireplace $100.00
Autopsy Table at The Asylum, a dusty autopsy table in the morgue of an abandoned asylum.
Autopsy Table $100.00
In Between at The Asylum, a narrow corridor runs between a brick wall and a timber-panelled enclosure.
In Between $100.00
Workbench at The Asylum, a green six-panel door sits closed against a cracked plaster wall.
Workbench $100.00
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