Glimmer

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
15mm · f/8.0 · 1/30 · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Stairs descending past a tall window at Kenmore, Goulburn NSW. The Vernon core is the largest example of work by Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect.

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In situ

Glimmer at The Asylum, a concrete stairwell descends between narrow walls.Glimmer at The Asylum, a concrete stairwell descends between narrow walls.Glimmer at The Asylum, a concrete stairwell descends between narrow walls.Glimmer at The Asylum, a concrete stairwell descends between narrow walls.Glimmer at The Asylum, a concrete stairwell descends between narrow walls.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Glimmer
Series
Kenmore Asylum
Catalogue
KAS-023
Process
Giclée
Captured
1 March 2020
Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
1/30 s
ISO
100
Focal length
15 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
New South Wales, Australia
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

Stairs descending past a tall window at Kenmore. The window is sash-framed, the panes intact, the timber weathered. Daylight enters across the full height of the opening and falls across the treads of the stair below. The treads are timber, scuffed at the centre. The handrail is turned hardwood. The walls of the shaft are painted plaster, weathered through patches of damp.

The Vernon core at Kenmore is the largest single body of work by Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect. The complex opened in 1895 as the first purpose-built complete site for mental health care in rural NSW, designed for 700 patients across 19 wards on a 340.5-acre property south of Goulburn. The State Heritage Register listing describes the Vernon core as the finest corporate expression of Federation Free architecture in Australia. The Commonwealth sold the property in 2003 and the SHR listing followed on 1 April 2005.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A concrete stairwell descends between narrow walls. The surface is mottled grey, stained with damp and age. Metal handrails run parallel on both sides, bolted low against the plaster. Small debris litters each step. At the landing below, a single gridded window lets in daylight. Green lawn and trees are visible through the glass. The light spills upward across the bare walls, soft and diffused.

Brett Patman

Kenmore Asylum

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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