A digitally manipulated photograph of the foyer of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The photographer comments, "The Christchurch art gallery has been closed to the public since the February 2011 earthquake and its reopening seems to be in the distant future. I want to convey the feeling that if art is not looked at darkness starts to overcome it and the paint starts to peel off".
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
A concrete block wall with a large diagonal crack running through it. The photographer comments, "This wall has fascinated me. It has cracked across in a dead straight diagonal line during one of Christchurch's many earthquakes. How could this have occurred?".
Information about '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
Detail of '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
Detail of '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
A photograph of a damaged house has been reflected in the lower part of the image and digitally manipulated.
Information about the '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
Information table about '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
A digitally manipulated image of a statue of the Virgin Mary in a broken window of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The photographer comments, "Before the February 2011 earthquake the statue above was facing into the Cathedral looking down a corridor, but after it had turned 180 degrees to point towards the window. The statue of Mary turning like this gave a sign of hope for the people of Christchurch. It was amongst one of the most photographed things after the earthquake until it was removed".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Brougham Street mural. Post-earthquake Sydenham".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Brougham Street mural. Post-earthquake Sydenham".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Brougham Street mural. Post-earthquake Sydenham".
A digitally manipulated image of Michael Parekowhai's scuplture 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' on Madras Street. The photographer comments, "One of the two bulls on pianos by Michael Parekowhai called 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'. They have been placed on the site of a building that was demolished after earthquake damage.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Humpty Dumpty sits on a fence in Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
Shows two visitors to Christchurch who can enjoy the excitement of the danger of earthquakes without car bombings. Context: refers to the Christchurch earthquakes and continuing aftershocks.
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On the second anniversary of the 2010 earthquake Canterbury weeps.
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185 Chairs, an art installation by artist Peter Majendie, which is a memorial to those who died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
185 Chairs, an art installation by artist Peter Majendie, which is a memorial to those who died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Cartoon shows a stone foundation that commemorates 'community spirit' after the Christchurch earthquake of February 22 2011.
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Ruamoko, the Earthquake God, stirs in his bed, and with a sudden yawn, wonders if it is time to awake again. Above him Christchurch City trembles.
On 15 May 2012, after several months of comparatively small quakes, a 4.5 Richter Scale earthquake was registered only 10 km East of Christchurch. Quake-weary Christchurch citizens feared that another large earthquake was on its way.
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Martin Setchell, the organist, is shown playing a mouth organ made out of cardboard tubes.
This is a comment on the controversy over the replacement of Christchurch Cathedral, which was severely damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, by a temporary building made out of cardboard tubing.
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The cartoon depicts a rose window set in a stone wall. The glass circles each contain a dollar sign.
Refers to the future of the Christchurch Cathedral after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The Anglican Church seemed to only consider the money in arguing that it would be too expensive to be repaired or rebuilt.
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Shows a fish wondering about the difference between an insurer delaying earthquake-damage settlements and a scavenging groper. Context: refers to the unacceptable and hugely damaging delays in the provision of earthquake damage settlements by insurance companies after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
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A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".
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".
