Nothing Left

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/8.0 · 5s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Inside Waterfall Sanatorium, a derelict room stands empty. Dust-laden debris covers the floor, where plaster peels from crumbling walls. Paintwork fades, revealing layers of abandonment within the silent structure.

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Nothing Left at Waterfall Sanatorium, white ceramic tiles line the left wall, half of them still intact.Nothing Left at Waterfall Sanatorium, white ceramic tiles line the left wall, half of them still intact.Nothing Left at Waterfall Sanatorium, white ceramic tiles line the left wall, half of them still intact.Nothing Left at Waterfall Sanatorium, white ceramic tiles line the left wall, half of them still intact.Nothing Left at Waterfall Sanatorium, white ceramic tiles line the left wall, half of them still intact.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Nothing Left
Series
Waterfall Sanatorium
Catalogue
WSA-032
Process
Giclée
Captured
24 June 2018
Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
5s 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 derelict room stands empty at Waterfall Sanatorium. Dust-laden debris covers the floor across the width of the room. Plaster peels from the walls in patches, revealing the brick or concrete beneath. The paintwork is faded, the colours of the working years still visible in the patches where the surface holds. The fittings of the room have been removed.

Waterfall opened on 14 April 1909 as the Hospital for Consumptives and was renamed Waterfall Sanatorium around 1912. The hospital was the largest TB facility in NSW by 1919, with 788 patients. It closed in 1958 when antibiotic therapy made the isolation model unnecessary. The older sanatorium buildings have stood largely disused since the closure; successive clearances have stripped the working fittings.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

White ceramic tiles line the left wall, half of them still intact. Purple graffiti cuts across the upper section. A low stainless steel basin sits disconnected from its plumbing, copper pipe stubs dark with oxidation. Cabinets with glass-panelled doors hang open against the far wall. The terrazzo floor is thick with grit and debris. Light enters through a small window at the back, catching the dust on every surface.

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'.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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