Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a young man working at a desk has been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Although Cranmer Courts are in ruins pictures have been inserted into the windows to make them look occupied".
The head of a digger resting on a pile of soil next to QEII Stadium. The photographer comments, "The deconstruction of the QEII stadium in Christchurch pauses on a Sunday".
A photograph of a placard tied to the cordon fence surrounding the Isaac Theatre Royal. The placard reads, "Why is this real not that".
A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction silt. The photograph has been rotated 180 degrees. The photographer comments, "This could be just a horrible hole caused by liquefaction pouring out of a hole after the Christchurch earthquake in January, but turn it upside down and it becomes an outcrop on the floor of an unseen tidal estuary".
A badly damaged house in Burwood. Parts of the house have moved in different directions, leaving walls and doors misaligned. The photographer comments, "Although this looks like an extreme wide angle shot it is actually a house tilted in every direction at the same time. The earthquake caused the ground to vibrate and compress so much that the sandy soil liquefied and caused the ground to collapse under this modern home".
A digitally manipulated photograph looking through a broken window into a darkened room. Through windows opposite, an overgrown garden can be seen. The photographer comments, "This is a restaurant that was closed down and without any help the garden at the back has flourished".
The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished.
The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished.
The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
Detail of street art, reading 'Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a dream, realise it. Life is a game, play it. Life is love, share it'.
A mock advertising sign reads "Coffee! Is the planet shaking or is it just me?".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Another way of demonstrating how high the liquefaction is piled up in the garden of this house is how little room there is under the eaves of this house at 22 Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of a hand-written cardboard sign reading 'The Beginning Is Nigh'. The sign is cable-tied to the fence next to a vacant site on Gloucester Street. The site is the location of Illusions, part of LUXCITY.
This artwork is a legal graffiti work, part of Project Legit which is run by the Christchurch City Council.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Close up of the cranes working on the Clarendon Tower. Big Red behind is now the crane in Christchurch capable of lifting the largest load. The yellow crane is a tower crane which is still being assembled".
A photograph of the Excelsior Hotel as the north wall is rebuilt and the west-facing Manchester Street facade is restored.
The intersection of Aberdeen and Manchester Street. Straight ahead is St Mary's Catholic Church and a demolition site is on the right.
Damage to a building on Colombo Street. It is surrounded by piles of brick and overgrown plants. Part of a graffitied wall is also visible.
Damage to a building on Colombo Street. It is surrounded by piles of brick and overgrown plants. Part of a graffitied wall is also visible.
The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built.
The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built.
A photograph of a sign reading, "Please slow down, your speed is shaking our homes." The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kaiapoi".
A photograph of a sign reading, "Please slow down, your speed is shaking our homes." The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kaiapoi".
Damage to a building on Colombo Street. It is surrounded by piles of brick and overgrown plants, and part of a graffitied wall is also visible.
A digitally manipulated image of Latimer Square. The photographer comments, "It is so nice to stand in the middle of Latimer Square on a bright Winter's day and forget the havoc that is around you. The square has hardly been touched by the Christchurch earthquake, but it is surrounded by demolished and damaged buildings".
High School students cleaning up a site on Gloucester Street. This is where the Re-Entry concert is going to be held.
Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.
Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.
High School students cleaning up a site on Gloucester Street. This is where the Re-Entry concert is going to be held.
Liquefaction in a residential property in North New Brighton. The fence has subsided into the silt, and a temporary water line runs along the street in front. The photographer comments, "Because this is in the Christchurch red zone the people living here, if they have lost one of the normal essentials such as sewage they will not get it repaired. It is get out or live in third world conditions. The blue line is the temporary water pipe, which will be removed when the area is depopulated".
A sign at the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church reading, "Our building is gone, the Church is fine!".
