A photograph of the earthquake-damaged to a house in Christchurch. The far wall has collapsed and many of the concrete blocks have spilled into the garden in front. Emergency tape has been draped in front of the wall as a cordon. A red sticker has also been stuck on the furthest window, indicating that the house is unsafe to enter.
A poem written on Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street. The poem reads, "Amidst the shards of glass and twisted steel, beside the fallen brick and scattered concrete, we began to understand that there is beauty in the broken. Strangers do not live here anymore". This poem was picked by the public as the favourite poem written on the wall. It was then painted permanently onto the mural.
A photograph of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. The front walls has been covered with plastic sheeting. A bow made out of curtains has been pinned to the plastic where the fireplace juts out from the wall. The photographer comments, "The bow is a memorial to Murphy's living room and her life in the house".
A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park. Written on the wall to the left of the artwork is, "Ironlak presents 'King of Kings' graffiti artwork competition, 24th Feb 2008. Thanks to the local community, Embassy Skate Store, Project Legit".
A digitally manipulated image of furniture and machinery. The photographer comments, "This furniture restoration company got caught in the middle of the Christchurch earthquake and lost a whole wall. After constant exposure to the elements everything now needs a bit of restoration. They are now working in a different part of Christchurch, but their past can still be seen".
A photograph of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. The front walls has been covered with plastic sheeting. A bow made out of curtains has been pinned to the plastic where the fireplace juts out from the wall. The photographer comments, "The bow is a memorial to Murphy's living room and her life in the house".
The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. The February 22 quake cracked pillars, twisted walls, shattered stained glass, collapsed buttresses, fractured masonry and toppled the tower. The rose window in the west wall collapsed in the June aftershocks. Demolition of the Chr...
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square - front of the Christchurch Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Uncovered sign?? in Bedford Row".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christ Church Cathedral.
Damage to the Aranui Community Hall on Breezes Road. Large sections of the double-brick walls have collapsed.
The Lyttelton Times Building on Norwich Quay with a collapsed front wall and the exposed inside of the building.
The badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers building. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed.
Damage to the southwest corner of Cranmer Courts. Plywood sheeting covers a wall where the stonework has fallen away.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
Damage to a brick bulding. Part of the double-brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior of the building.
A photograph of cracks to the wall of the earthquake-damaged Wheki Building at the University of Canterbury.
A collapsed stone wall on Main Road in Redcliffs. The house it belongs to has been red-stickered.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks are visible in the walls beneath the dome.
Creative Director of Gap Filler, Coralie Winn, standing next to a partly constructed wall of the Pallet Pavilion.
A photograph of tag writing and street art on the wall of a building located on Fitzgerald Avenue.
A photograph of tag writing and street art on the wall of a building located on Fitzgerald Avenue.
A photograph of tag writing and street art on the wall of a building located on Fitzgerald Avenue.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks are visible in the walls beneath the dome.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks are visible in the walls beneath the dome.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks are visible in the walls beneath the dome.
A photograph of a woman reading poetry. She is standing in front of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.
