Rough Patch

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 14mm · f/8.0 · 1/6 · ISO 100
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Dark green paint clings to a heavy door in the foreground at Kenmore, Goulburn NSW, its lock mechanism still in place, while a white six-panel door hangs ajar further down the corridor, opening onto a darker room beyond. Peeling plaster, an archway to the left and debris across the floor draw the eye toward a single bare bulb suspended at the far end of the passage.

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In situ

Rough Patch at The Asylum, black-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

Rough Patch at The Asylum, raw timber-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

Rough Patch at The Asylum, glass print displayed in situ on a wall.

01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Rough Patch
Series: Kenmore Asylum
Catalogue: KAS-049
Process: Giclée
Captured: 1 March 2020
Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter: 1/6 s
ISO: 100
Focal length: 14 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 297 × 210 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 junction of timber doors at Kenmore. White panelled doors stand on the left, the paint peeling back to bare wood across the panels. A deep green panelled door stands to the right. An arched cornice spans the junction above the doors. The walls around the doors are plastered and painted. The peeling paint is the most worked-on surface in the photograph.

The Vernon-designed core at Kenmore is the largest body of work by Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect. The arched cornice is part of the Federation Free fabric of the core, described in the State Heritage Register listing as the finest corporate expression of that style in Australia. The complex opened in 1895 as the first purpose-built complete site for mental health care in rural NSW. The Commonwealth sold the property in 2003 and the SHR listing followed on 1 April 2005, item 2930022.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A deep green door stands open at the entrance to a corridor. Paint peels from its six panels in long curls. Beyond it, white doors hang ajar at odd angles, each one leading to another room, another threshold. Plaster dust and debris cover the floor. Ornate cornicing lines the ceiling where it hasn't collapsed. Light enters from the left, catching the grit suspended in still air.

Brett Patman

The series

Kenmore Asylum

2020 · 75 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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