Bone Saw

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D810
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 50mm · f/6.3 · 1/60 · ISO 1600
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A bone saw rests on a grimy surface within Kuwashima Orthopaedic Clinic. The surgical instrument lies amidst the decay of the abandoned facility, a relic from its operational years.

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01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Bone Saw
Series: Kuwashima Hospital
Catalogue: KHO-002
Process: Giclée
Captured: 29 May 2016
Camera: NIKON D810
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter: 1/60 s
ISO: 1600
Focal length: 50 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 290 × 200 mm
Location: Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan
Authenticity: C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by: National Trust of Australia (NSW), 2016 Heritage Award, Multimedia

02 LOCATION

Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A bone saw rests on a grimy surface inside Kuwashima Orthopaedic Clinic, Yubari. The saw is a hand-operated surgical instrument, the steel blade darkened with age, the handle wrapped in worn leather. The surrounding bench is dust-coated, scattered with the residue of decades of disuse. The saw has been left where someone set it down at some point in the working life of the hospital.

Kuwashima was a regional medical facility in Yubari, southern Hokkaido, with orthopaedic and post-surgical rehabilitation among its services. Yubari's population peaked at over 100,000 in the 1960s during the coal mining boom and fell below 10,000 after the mines closed. The hospital was abandoned at some point in that population contraction; the closure year is not on the public record.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A cast-cutting saw rests on a metal surface, its small circular blade still fitted to the spindle. The aluminium body is dulled with grime. Phillips-head screws hold the casing together. A coiled rubber power cable loops behind the motor housing. Soft grey light enters through steel-framed windows, catching fine dust on the blade's teeth. Below the bench edge, a dark textured surface is cracked and peeling.

Brett Patman

The series

Kuwashima Hospital

2016 · 26 photographs

Kuwashima Hospital sits in Yubari, on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. The town's population peaked above one hundred thousand in the 1960s and has since fallen below seven thousand. The hospital is abandoned.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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