Sheriffs' Office

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Camera
NIKON D810
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
22mm · f/5.6 · 0.8s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

The Sheriffs' Office in Western Village stands weathered and quiet. Its timber facade and dusty windows evoke a forgotten frontier. This scene, captured in 2016, presents a stark vision of abandoned authority.

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Sheriffs' Office at Western Village, the sheriff, kicking back after a long existence of not doing anything, ever.Sheriffs' Office at Western Village, the sheriff, kicking back after a long existence of not doing anything, ever.Sheriffs' Office at Western Village, the sheriff, kicking back after a long existence of not doing anything, ever.Sheriffs' Office at Western Village, the sheriff, kicking back after a long existence of not doing anything, ever.Sheriffs' Office at Western Village, the sheriff, kicking back after a long existence of not doing anything, ever.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Sheriffs' Office
Series
Western Village
Catalogue
WVI-014
Process
Giclée
Captured
19 February 2014
Camera
NIKON D810
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/5.6
Shutter
0.8s s
ISO
100
Focal length
22 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Nasu-Shiobara, Tochigi, Japan
Recognised by
Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
02 LOCATION

Nasu-Shiobara, Tochigi, Japan

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04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

The sheriff, kicking back after a long existence of not doing anything, ever.

Brett Patman

Western Village

The series

Western Village

2016 · 18 photographs

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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05 SIZE GUIDE

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