Caleb Was Here

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/8.0 · 3s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A hospital corridor at Waterfall Sanatorium stretches toward broken daylight. A medical gurney sits abandoned to the right. The ceiling has partially collapsed. Graffiti covers the concrete walls. Standing water reflects the doorframes ahead.

Edition
Open edition

Open edition
Printed to order, no fixed quantity. Each print is hand-signed by the photographer.

Limited edition
A fixed number of prints exist. Once sold, the edition closes permanently. Each print is individually numbered and signed.

$100.00 AUD
Size
Type
Colour
Signed, numbered, with COA. Made to order in 10 to 20 business days (framed). Shipped in protective packaging with edition certificate, paper-stock reference and a printed care guide.
See certificate sample →

Shipping Free shipping over $250. Ships worldwide, rates calculated at checkout.

Returns Damaged in transit? We replace it. Full policy →

Ships within 10 business days · signed & numbered

In situ

Caleb Was Here at Waterfall Sanatorium, a corridor runs deep into the ward.Caleb Was Here at Waterfall Sanatorium, a corridor runs deep into the ward.Caleb Was Here at Waterfall Sanatorium, a corridor runs deep into the ward.Caleb Was Here at Waterfall Sanatorium, a corridor runs deep into the ward.Caleb Was Here at Waterfall Sanatorium, a corridor runs deep into the ward.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Caleb Was Here
Series
Waterfall Sanatorium
Catalogue
WSA-007
Process
Giclée
Captured
24 June 2018
Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
3s s
ISO
100
Focal length
14 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia
Recognised by
Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
03 THE STORY

About this print

A hospital corridor at Waterfall Sanatorium stretches toward broken daylight at the far end. A medical gurney sits abandoned to the right of the run. The ceiling has partially collapsed across the corridor, plaster and battens fallen across the floor. Graffiti covers the concrete walls along the length of the corridor. Standing water on the floor reflects the doorframes ahead.

Waterfall Sanatorium closed as a TB facility in 1958, when antibiotic therapy made the sanatorium model unnecessary. The site converted to Garrawarra Hospital and continues in use as the Garrawarra Centre for the Aged. The older sanatorium ward buildings have stood largely disused since the closure; graffiti and post-closure fittings have accumulated through the decades of disuse on the wider site.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A corridor runs deep into the ward. Salmon-pink columns line the left wall. Ceiling panels sag and buckle where water has pooled above them. A hospital bed sits mid-hallway, its white frame smeared with grime. Standing water covers sections of the floor, reflecting dull light from a doorway at the far end. Graffiti covers the concrete walls. A crumpled tarpaulin lies on the ground near the entrance. The air looks thick and damp.

Brett Patman

Waterfall Sanatorium

The series

Waterfall Sanatorium

2016–2018 · 54 photographs

The first patients arrived at the Hospital for Consumptives, Waterfall on 14 April 1909, with initial provision for 180 men. A women's wing opened in May 1912 for 120; by 1919 it had become the largest sanatorium in New South Wales, holding 788 patients. The site sat at about 1,000 feet (305 m), 26 miles (42 km) south of Sydney, on the medical theory that tuberculosis needed 'high and rarefied atmosphere in the country away from the grime and pollution of cities'.

View all in this series →

05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

The anatomy view shows what this finish is as a physical object: paper margin, mat band, frame depth, acrylic profile. The comparison strip shows how each size sits relative to the others at true scale. Click a size or a finish to update both.

Anatomy · true ratio
TypeSizeWidthHeight
08 BY POST · NO SPAM

Read the full story

Articles when they're published. The history behind a place. The day of a shoot. The work between prints. No marketing, no schedule.

You're subscribed.