Rust Colour:Raw showing signs of temporary habitation

showing signs of temporary habitation long after the ovens went cold

Render peels from the upper walls while bare scrub pushes up at the base

scattered newspapers

The contrast is typical of a city that has been quietly rebuilding in places while much of its post-war fabric continues to deteriorate

leaving the building to sit untouched for years

Rust Colour:Raw showing signs of temporary habitationOchre rust blooms across a forgotten metal surface inside Leichhardt House, the oxidisation spreading in slow, dense formations across the steel. The slab cottage, built around 130 years ago in the NSW Southern Tablelands, has long since shifted from home to agricultural shed. Part of the Leichhardt House series.