Before the renovation, the surface of Newcastle Ocean Baths carried its age openly.
Cracks, stains, repairs and worn concrete spread across the foreground of this photograph while seawater moves across the pool deck. Above it, clouds stretch through the long exposure and the old light poles stand as thin vertical markers against the sky.
Nothing here is pristine.
That is precisely what interests me.
Places acquire character in much the same way people do: gradually, through weather, accident, repair and repeated use. The imperfections become evidence that the place has been lived with.
The ocean keeps returning. Concrete records what happens between those visits.
Artist Information
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: Intersection
Title: Weathered Pool Deck, Newcastle Ocean Baths #1464
Artwork: #1464
Location: Newcastle Ocean Baths, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Subject: Weathered pool deck, seawater and light poles
Medium: Black and white fine art photography
Process: Long exposure photography
Format: Square
Genre: Australian coastal / architectural fine art photography
Themes: Weathering, memory, change, ageing, ocean, built environment
Edition: Limited edition of 5 prints + up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
This Limited Edition is available in three sizes, with a maximum of five prints plus up to two Artist Proofs.
Before the renovation, the surface of Newcastle Ocean Baths carried its age openly.
Cracks, stains, repairs and worn concrete spread across the foreground of this photograph while seawater moves across the pool deck. Above it, clouds stretch through the long exposure and the old light poles stand as thin vertical markers against the sky.
Nothing here is pristine.
That is precisely what interests me.
Places acquire character in much the same way people do: gradually, through weather, accident, repair and repeated use. The imperfections become evidence that the place has been lived with.
The ocean keeps returning. Concrete records what happens between those visits.
Artist Information
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: Intersection
Title: Weathered Pool Deck, Newcastle Ocean Baths #1464
Artwork: #1464
Location: Newcastle Ocean Baths, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Subject: Weathered pool deck, seawater and light poles
Medium: Black and white fine art photography
Process: Long exposure photography
Format: Square
Genre: Australian coastal / architectural fine art photography
Themes: Weathering, memory, change, ageing, ocean, built environment
Edition: Limited edition of 5 prints + up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
This Limited Edition is available in three sizes, with a maximum of five prints plus up to two Artist Proofs.
