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 tape art mural, taken from a newly created Greening the Rubble site. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.
A photograph of the tape art mural, taken from a newly created Greening the Rubble site. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.
A photograph of the crowd at the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Before the speeches. The Green Room is on Colombo Street in the centre of the rebuild, with vacant lots surrounding it. We wanted it to be an oasis of calm and hope for Christchurch people. It is only a temporary site."
A photograph of the crowd at the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Before the speeches. The Green Room is on Colombo Street in the centre of the rebuild, with vacant lots surrounding it. We wanted it to be an oasis of calm and hope for Christchurch people. It is only a temporary site."
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Salisbury and Victoria Streets - Greening the Rubble".
The Coffee Zone garden beside the Coffee kiosk on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Outdoor seating and garden beside the Triton Dairy, Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Outdoor seating and garden beside the Triton Dairy, Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A temporary public space created by Greening the Rubble. The space is on Gloucester Street and includes three giant green armchairs and a coffee table. The road has been spray-painted with daisies.
Members of the public enjoying Coffee Zone, a cafe in a shack next to the 10 square metre office building in Sydenham.
Cascade of hanging baskets outside the Coffee Zone kiosk. The kiosk shares a garden with a project initiated by Greening the Rubble.
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, meeting the members of Greening the Rubble at the site of the "Dance-O-Mat" on Oxford Terrace.
Outdoor seating and the garden outside the Coffee Zone kiosk in Sydenham. This garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A photograph of the completed Green Room garden on Colombo Street. Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and mosaic artworks are on a platform in the back. The armchair and ottoman have been wrapped in calico and secured with a bow. A blue ribbon has been tied across the entrance of the garden.
A photograph of the tape art mural. Erica Duthie from Tape Art NZ can be seen beginning a tape artwork for the mural. In the foreground a Greening the Rubble site is being planted. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.
A photograph of the location of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. White picket fences have been placed around the edges of the site and a platform has been partially constructed in the back-right corner. Wire fences have been placed around the entire section as a cordon.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The Green Room was built by Jonathan Hall and planted by Gina Payne."
The garden and seating area outside the Coffee Zone shack on Colombo Street. This was put together by the Greening the Rubble community project.
The Triton Dairy has been operating out of a metal shipping container on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Plant beds made out of corrugated iron, greening the empty building sites along Colombo Street. These were placed here by Greening the Rubble, a community project in Christchurch to create temporary public parks and gardens on the sites of demolished buildings.
A vacant site in Sydenham next to Gap Filler Headquarters. This was later turned into a garden by Greening the Rubble.
A bed of sunflowers growing in the garden surrounding the Coffee Zone kiosk, with some sweet peas behind. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A bed of sunflowers growing in the garden surrounding the Coffee Zone kiosk, with some sweet peas behind. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A bed of sunflowers growing in the garden surrounding the Coffee Zone kiosk, with some sweet peas behind. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
The seating and garden area outside the Coffee Zone shack on Colombo Street. This is a Gap Filler space and the garden has been put together by Greening the Rubble.
Detail of a garden project initiated by Greening the Rubble in a vacant lot on Colombo Street. A branch is adorned with crocheted leaves and spiders.
Detail of a garden project by Greening the Rubble, with plants decorated with crocheted leaves and spiders. This was in a vacant lot on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the partially-completed Green Room garden on Colombo Street. Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and mosaic artworks are on a platform in the back. The armchair and ottoman have been wrapped in tarpaulins until their unveiling. Wire fences have been placed around the section as a cordon.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Flora and Otto waiting for their big day, with the garden still to be finished."
Photographs of the Brick Art unveiling, Greening the Rubble, on the former Asko site - corner of Victoria and Salisbury Streets, Christchurch
8 February 2011.
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
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