A photograph of Coralie Winn (right) and a young girl playing a large drum at the launch of Sound Garden, during FESTA 2013. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials.
A photograph of Coralie Winn (right) and a young girl playing a large drum at the launch of Sound Garden, during FESTA 2013. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials.
A photograph of a young person playing a musical instrument created from street signs, at Sound Garden. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials and launched as part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of local musician Gemma Syme playing an instrument constructed from old street signs, at Sound Garden. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians and launched as part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a weta crawling onto a child's hand at Nature Play Park. Nature Play Park was an event organised by Greening the Rubble and the Department of Conservation for FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a man playing a musical instrument created from empty fire extinguisher canisters, at the launch of Sound Garden. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials. It was launched as part of FESTA 2013.
A digital copy of a plan for the Greening the Rubble Green Room garden on Colombo Street. The plan shows a sketch of the garden including a raised floor, flower beds, a paved path, and a picket fence. It also contains measurements and notes on what will be planted in the beds.
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
A photograph of Marie Hudson setting up refreshments for the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.
A photograph of Jennie Cooper and Marie Hudson in the crowd during the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.
A photograph of Helen Campbell winding a winch to pull Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork onto a trailer. There is a Greening the Rubble sign on the side of the trailer.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Helen Campbell getting Otto ready for his trip to meet Flora at their final destination."
A garden in Sydenham created by Greening the Rubble, a community project in Christchurch which aims to create temporary public parks and gardens on the sites of demolished buildings. To the left, the 10 square metre office building can just be seen as well as a mural in the background.
A photograph of Jonathan Hall, Marie Hudson, and Jenny Cooper in Crack'd for Christchurch's workshop.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "It is August 2013, two and a half years since the big quake. We have a plan, we have a tiny bit of funding, and we have commissioned the chair framework. From left: Jenny Cooper, Marie Hudson, and Jonathan Hall (chair engineer of Greening the Rubble)."
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gap Filler Chess set on Colombo Street, Sydenham".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gap Filler Chess set on Colombo Street, Sydenham".
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 members of Crack'd for Christchurch setting up refreshments for the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Sharon Wilson and Marie Hudson."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch setting up refreshments for the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Jenny Cooper and Marie Hudson."
A photograph of workers clearing rubble from a partially-demolished wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street".
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch setting up refreshments for the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Jenny Cooper, Sharon Wilson, and Marie Hudson."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch in the crowd during the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Alan Campbell, Shirley Walden, Helen Campbell, and Kathryn Innes."
A photograph of Wayne Youle's mural 'I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour' (2012). The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Art installation at an empty site on Colombo Street, Sydenham".
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 Sarah Campagnolo, Project Co-ordinator for Greening the Rubble, speaking at the opening of the Green Room garden. In the background, members of Crack'd for Christchurch have gathered around their armchair and ottoman artworks. The artworks are wrapped in white sheets and tied with a bow. They will be unveiled for the first time during the launch. To the right, a camera operator from One News is filming the speech.
A photograph of the paved path in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. The path was designed to travel around the garden, leading up to the platform holding Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artworks.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The Green Room was built by Jonathan Hall and planted by Gina Payne."
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 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.
