A photograph of Steven Cooper welding the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.
A photograph of a damaged support beam in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the concrete has crumbled, exposing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of a concrete wall with steel reinforcement visible inside
A photograph of a partially-demolished building with steel sticking out of the concrete.
A photograph of a broken concrete pile with steel reinforcement sticking out of it.
Detail of steel bracing supporting the Colombo Street overpass. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch the Colombo St overpass got damaged and they used reinforcing steel beams to hold it up".
A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The ottoman frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications."
A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The chair frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications."
A photograph of exposed steel and concrete from the partially-demolished Art Gallery Apartments building on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of a pile of twisted steel reinforcement and other rubble at the entrance to the Smiths City car park on Dundas Street. In the background a section of the collapsed car park has not been demolished yet. Many cars are still parked on the top floor.
A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The chair frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications. It is shown here with Chris Raateland who did a lot of heavy lifting for Crack'd."
A photograph of Jonathan Hall transferring Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork onto a wooden base in Helen Campbell's garage. The ottoman has been made out of polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete, laid over a steel frame.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "December 2013. Jonathan delivers the footstool to Helen's garage where it will be mosaicked.."
A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork. The frame is on a pallet in the Greening the Rubble workshop. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The chair frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications."
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have attached to the front legs.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Smiths City car park, taken from Dundas Street. The front section of the car park has mostly been cleared, though there is still a scattering of rubble and steel reinforcement. The back section has collapsed, but the floors are largely intact, with many cars still parked on the top floor.
A photograph of an excavator on a building site.
A photograph of groups of people walking down Dundas Street after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The front of the Wraggs building is being supported by steel bracing.
Steel reinforcements supporting the side of a house.
A photograph of steel bracing keeping up a section of the ceiling on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza. The column to the left is damaged.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. One of the side walls has crumbled, exposing the inside. Steel bracing is being used to hold up the ceiling inside.
Detail of a steel ornament among other building rubble.
Steel girders supporting the Our City O-Tautahi building.
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.
A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork. The frame is on a pallet in the Greening the Rubble workshop. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs. The bottom half of the frame has been covered with mesh, wood, polystyrene, and concrete by Jonathan Hall.
A photograph looking east down Dundas Street. Piles of twisted steel reinforcement have been placed on both sides of the street. Several earthquake-damaged cars, recovered from the Smiths City car park, have been stacked on the left. On the other side of the street is an excavator grapple and bucket. In the distance two excavators are sorting through the rubble.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade.
A close-up photograph of the rubble from the demolished Manchester Securities House on the corner of Madras and Gloucester Streets. The steel inside the concrete has been exposed.
