Blue Descent

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 14mm · f/8.0 · 1/15 · ISO 100
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A stairwell in one of the ward buildings at Kenmore, Goulburn NSW. Kenmore opened in 1895 with capacity for 700 patients across 19 wards, the first purpose-built complete complex for mental health care in rural NSW.

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01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Blue Descent
Series: Kenmore Asylum
Catalogue: KAS-006
Process: Giclée
Captured: 1 March 2020
Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter: 1/15 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: National Trust of Australia (NSW), 2016 Heritage Award, Multimedia

02 LOCATION

New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A stairwell descends through one of the ward buildings at Kenmore. The treads are timber, scuffed at the centre by years of use. The handrail is plain steel, mounted to the wall on iron brackets. The walls of the shaft are painted, the colour weathered through to patches of bare plaster beneath. Light comes from a single window at the lower landing and falls across the treads.

Kenmore opened in 1895 with capacity for 700 patients across 19 wards, the first purpose-built complete complex for mental health care in rural NSW. The complex sits on a 340.5-acre property on Taralga Road south of Goulburn, designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect. The Vernon core is the largest single body of his work. Patient numbers peaked at over 1,400 in the 1960s, twice the original design capacity. The Commonwealth sold the property in 2003 and the SHR listing followed on 1 April 2005.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A narrow stairwell descends between teal-painted walls. Metal handrails run parallel on both sides, bolted at uniform intervals. The steps are dark stone with pale grey nosings, worn smooth at their centres. A single tall window at the landing fills the space with cool, diffused light. Green foliage presses against the glass outside. Ceiling tiles sit flush overhead. The air looks still and damp.

Brett Patman

The series

Kenmore Asylum

2020 · 74 photographs

Kenmore Asylum opened on Taralga Road, Goulburn, in 1895 as the first purpose-built complete mental health complex in rural New South Wales. The site was acquired in 1879 under the same Inspector-General who initiated Callan Park. The hospital closed around 2003 and was listed on the NSW State Heritage Register in 2005.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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