Caged Area

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED
Settings
15mm · f/4.0 · 1/8 · ISO 250
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A wire mesh cage encloses a section of the O-I Glass factory in 2011. Abandoned machinery rests within its confines. Dust settles thickly on every surface.

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Caged Area at O-I Glass, a wooden desk sits near a large arched window, grey light falling across its surface.Caged Area at O-I Glass, a wooden desk sits near a large arched window, grey light falling across its surface.Caged Area at O-I Glass, a wooden desk sits near a large arched window, grey light falling across its surface.Caged Area at O-I Glass, a wooden desk sits near a large arched window, grey light falling across its surface.Caged Area at O-I Glass, a wooden desk sits near a large arched window, grey light falling across its surface.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Caged Area
Series
O-I Glass
Catalogue
OIG-001
Process
Giclée
Captured
18 December 2011
Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED
Aperture
f/4.0
Shutter
1/8 s
ISO
250
Focal length
15 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Thomastown, Victoria, Australia
Recognised by
Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
02 LOCATION

Thomastown, Victoria, Australia

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04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A wooden desk sits near a large arched window, grey light falling across its surface. Chain-link fencing and steel framing divide the space, separating the work area from heavy machinery beyond. Pale green paint clings to the back wall. Dust and grit coat the concrete floor. Exposed conduit and ventilation ductwork run along the low ceiling. The air looks thick, still.

Brett Patman

O-I Glass

The series

O-I Glass

2011 · 15 photographs

Alfred Felton and Frederick Grimwade founded the Melbourne Glass Bottle Works in 1872 at Graham Street, Emerald Hill, to supply their wholesale drug business. In 1890 the company purchased 12 acres on the Yarra at Spotswood and built the new manufacturing plant that would carry on glass production for over a hundred years, through Australian Glass Manufacturers, Australian Consolidated Industries, BTR and Owens-Illinois. The site was demolished by 2012, with only the 115-metre basalt wall on Douglas Parade, known to the workers as the Great Wall of Spotswood, left standing.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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