Mixed Signals at The Asylum, a long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end.
Mixed Signals at The Asylum, a long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end.

Mixed Signals

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/8.0 · 0.6s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A timber-framed corridor with a corrugated iron roof at Kenmore, Goulburn NSW. A hand-painted sign reading 'This driveway closed for repairs from Mon June 19' leans against a green wall painted with a Bambi mural. The Commonwealth Department of Health sold the property in 2003.

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Mixed Signals at The Asylum, a long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end.Mixed Signals at The Asylum, a long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end.Mixed Signals at The Asylum, a long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end.Mixed Signals at The Asylum, a long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end.Mixed Signals at The Asylum, a long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Mixed Signals
Series
Kenmore Asylum
Catalogue
KAS-034
Process
Giclée
Captured
1 March 2020
Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
0.6s 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 timber-framed corridor with a corrugated iron roof at Kenmore. A hand-painted sign leans against a green wall painted with a Bambi mural, reading 'This driveway closed for repairs from Mon June 19'. The corridor is open on one side to the grounds beyond. The floor is concrete, the timber framing of the structure visible across the walls and roof. The sign is more recent than the building.

The Commonwealth Department of Health sold the property in 2003. Kenmore was the first purpose-built complete complex for mental health care in rural NSW when it opened in 1895, designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect. The complex was added to the NSW State Heritage Register on 1 April 2005, item 2930022. The State Heritage listing remains active. The signs and murals across the workshops are workplace fabric carried over from the working life of the site.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A long corridor stretches toward a green-tiled doorway at the far end. Light falls through the open door and catches the debris scattered across broken floor tiles. Sheets of board lean against the left wall. On the right, a pin-up figure is painted directly onto pale green plaster, and below it a hand-lettered sign reads "Closed for repairs from Mon June 19." Rust bleeds from the steel roof beams overhead. The air looks thick with damp and dust.

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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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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