The Fireplace

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/8.0 · 2s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A brick-arched fireplace sits against a pink-washed wall inside Waterfall Sanatorium. A timber cabinet stands beside it. Rope and debris scatter the concrete floor. Graffiti marks the wall above the hearth.

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The Fireplace at Waterfall Sanatorium, a brick fireplace sits against the far wall, its arched opening now stuffed.The Fireplace at Waterfall Sanatorium, a brick fireplace sits against the far wall, its arched opening now stuffed.The Fireplace at Waterfall Sanatorium, a brick fireplace sits against the far wall, its arched opening now stuffed.The Fireplace at Waterfall Sanatorium, a brick fireplace sits against the far wall, its arched opening now stuffed.The Fireplace at Waterfall Sanatorium, a brick fireplace sits against the far wall, its arched opening now stuffed.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
The Fireplace
Series
Waterfall Sanatorium
Catalogue
WSA-046
Process
Giclée
Captured
24 June 2018
Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
2s 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 brick-arched fireplace sits against a pink-washed wall inside Waterfall Sanatorium. The hearth is brick, the surround set into a plastered chimney breast. A timber cabinet stands beside the fireplace, the doors hanging from one set of hinges. Rope and debris are scattered across the concrete floor in front of the hearth. Graffiti marks the wall above the fireplace.

Waterfall opened on 14 April 1909 as the Hospital for Consumptives, NSW. The hospital treated advanced and chronic tuberculosis and held 788 patients by 1919, the largest TB facility in NSW. It closed in 1958 when antibiotic therapy made the isolation model unnecessary. The older buildings have stood largely disused since the closure; graffiti and post-closure interventions have accumulated across the rooms.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A brick fireplace sits against the far wall, its arched opening now stuffed with coiled fire hoses. A timber cabinet stands open beside it, drawers pulled out. Graffiti marks the plaster above. The concrete floor is covered in grit and debris. Light pours through a large doorway to the left, its dark red timber frame still intact, glass panes catching the glare. The air looks thick and still.

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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