Chairs from '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
Chairs from '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
Chairs from '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street.
A photograph of a tent set up beside the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of a sign giving information about the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of a sign giving information about the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of a sign giving information about the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A digitally manipulated image of two chairs sitting among rubble. The photographer comments, "There is a strip of land that has been declared as the red zone. This means that the houses facing towards the tidal estuary must be abandoned as they are on land that has been declared uneconomic to repair after the Christchurch earthquakes. These chairs are at the front of one of these properties that will be bulldozed. These seem to be saying come hell or high water we will not be moved".
A photograph of Jenny Cooper positioning paper mosaic designs on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "January 2014. Jenny Cooper begins the design of the chair 'fabric'. The chair has to be finished by September."
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Abandoned cafe table and chairs, High Street".
A photograph of a laminated poem stapled to a noticeboard beside the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of flowers laid in a child's car-seat in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "185 Chairs, an art installation by Peter Majendie, as a memorial to those who died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The chairs were chosen to reflect the variety of people who died".
A photograph of the Speaker's Chair on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The Speaker's Chair stood at the southern end of the Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers, and survived the 22 February 2011 earthquake despite the damage to the chamber.
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
A photograph of an exhibition sign next to the Speaker's Chair on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The Speaker's Chair stood at the southern end of the Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers, and survived the 22 February 2011 earthquake despite the damage to the chamber.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Peter Majendie's installation '185 Empty Chairs', which remembers the 185 who died as a result of the 22nd February earthquake. The site is the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Peter Majendie's installation '185 Empty Chairs', which remembers the 185 who died as a result of the 22nd February earthquake. The site is the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Peter Majendie's installation '185 Empty Chairs', which remembers the 185 who died as a result of the 22nd February earthquake. The site is the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
File reference:
CCL-2012-02-22- IMG_9639
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference:
CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_96624
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference:
CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9638
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The 185 Empty Chairs memorial, at the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church site".
A photograph of the rubble from and earthquake-damaged building on Cashel Street. The rubble has landed in a seating area and is piled near the tables and chairs.
A photograph of a block of shops on Worcester Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the windows. Chairs, tables, and signs still sit outside the shops.
A photograph of Jennie Cooper working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Jennie Cooper working on the top of the chair."
A photograph of Jennie Cooper working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Jennie Cooper working on the top of the chair."
