Bank
Provenance
- Camera
- NIKON D810
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Settings
- 14mm · f/9.0 · 1/3 · ISO 100
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Within Western Village, the bank's empty interior reveals a dusty teller's counter. Fading light falls upon forgotten ledgers, marking a silent history of finance.
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Print datasheet
- Title
- Bank
- Series
- Western Village
- Catalogue
- WVI-002
- Process
- Giclée
- Captured
- 19 February 2014
- Camera
- NIKON D810
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Aperture
- f/9.0
- Shutter
- 1/3 s
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 14 mm
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
- Paper size
- 290 × 200 mm
- Location
- Nasu-Shiobara, Tochigi, Japan
- Authenticity
- C2PA verified provenance →
- Recognised by
- Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
Nasu-Shiobara, Tochigi, Japan
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A timber counter runs the width of the frame, its surface worn to a dull grey. Behind it, iron bars and turned wooden posts divide the room like a teller's cage. A mannequin in a white shirt sits motionless at a desk, brass scales beside it. An inkwell, scattered papers and a metal filing arch rest on the counter. A heavy safe stands open against the back wall. Above the cage, a painted sign reads BAGGAGE in block capitals. The light is flat and still.
Brett Patman
The series
Western Village
Western Village began life in the early 1970s as Kinugawa Ranch, a family-owned country camp near Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture. In 1975 it was rebuilt as a Western American themed amusement park: replica saloon, hotel, barbershop, bank, blacksmith, sheriff's office, chapel, two haunted houses, and a "mystery shack" with slanted interiors. Animatronic figures populated the buildings; live shows included whip cracking and apple-shooting. At its peak it drew close to a million visitors a year. Continuing investment outpaced revenue; the entrance fee was cut from ¥2,400 to ¥1,500 with little effect. The creditor NIS Group filed for foreclosure in April 2007. The animatronic figures are still in place.
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