A video of a play produced and performed by students from Avonside Girls' High School. The play was created for the Theater Federation One Act Play Festival, on the topic of the Christchurch rebuild. The students modeled the play on the epic theatre style, aiming to emotionally affect and enact change in their audience.
A photograph of a paste-up depicting Roger Sutton, the CEO of CERA, with a band-aid over his mouth; Warwick Isaacs, the Deputy Chief Executive of CERA, with hearing protection over his ears; and Jerry Brownlee, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, with a blindfold over his eyes. The paste-up has been stuck on a bus stop timetable.
A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A pdf transcript of Julie's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Natalie Looyer.
A pdf transcript of Participant number LY967's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Maggie Blackwood.
A pdf transcript of Darren Tatom's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Samuel Hope.
A digitally manipulated image of Michael Parekowhai's sculpture 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' on Madras Street. The photographer comments, "This is the work of New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai titled 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'. There are two bronze pianos and a very dominant looking bronze bull on each".
A photograph of people gathered around Julia Morison's public sculpture, titled Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers, during the event Small Rooms for Open Spaces, which was part of FESTA 2013. The event was an opportunity for the public to hear more about Morison's work and took place on site.
A photograph of Emma Johnson giving a speech at the public launch event for The Wet Issue by Freerange Press. The event was held at Space Academy as part of FESTA 2014. It was accompanied by a water-inspired visual and sonic artwork by Olivia Webb and Noel Meek.
A photograph of artist Noel Meek giving a speech at the public launch event for The Wet Issue by Freerange Press. The event was held at Space Academy as part of FESTA 2014. It was accompanied by a water-inspired visual and sonic artwork by Olivia Webb and Noel Meek.
A photograph of artist Julia Morison talking to another woman at the event Small Rooms for Open Spaces, which was part of FESTA 2013. The event was an opportunity for the public to hear more about Morison's work Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers and took place on the site of the artwork.
A photograph of FESTA director Jessica Halliday (left) and artist Julia Morison at the event Small Rooms for Open Spaces, which was part of FESTA 2013. The event was an opportunity for the public to hear more about Morison's work Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers and took place on the site of the artwork.
A photograph of FESTA director Jessica Halliday (left) and artist Julia Morison at the event Small Rooms for Open Spaces, which was part of FESTA 2013. The event was an opportunity for the public to hear more about Morison's work Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers and took place on the site of the artwork.
A photograph of artist Noel Meek behind the sound desk at the public launch event for The Wet Issue by Freerange Press. The event was held at Space Academy as part of FESTA 2014. It was accompanied by a water-inspired visual and sonic artwork by Olivia Webb and Noel Meek.
A PDF copy of pages 106-107 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'COCA Windows Project'. Photos: Ed Lust, Chloe Geoghegan. With permission: COCA Gallery.
A photograph of crowds at the LUXCITY event. The photograph shows installations on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. In the foreground is the installation titled "In Your Face", and to the right is the installation titled "Etch-a-Sketch".
A photograph of a paste-up depicting Roger Sutton, the CEO of CERA, with a band-aid over his mouth; Warwick Isaacs, the Deputy Chief Executive of CERA, with hearing protection over his ears; and Jerry Brownlee, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, with a blindfold over his eyes. The paste-up has been stuck on a wall.
A PDF copy of pages 58-59 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Port-A-Loos on the Pine Mound'. Photo: Elizabeth Peacock
A PDF copy of pages 350-351 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Concrete Propositions'. Images: Ash Keating Concrete Propositions 2012. Acrylic house paint on concrete. Copyright the artist. Courtesy the artist and Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne Australia. Photo: John Collie.
A photograph of artist Julia Morison at the event Small Rooms for Open Spaces, which was part of FESTA 2013. The event was an opportunity for the public to hear more about Morison's work Tree Houses for Swamp Dwellers and took place on the site of the artwork.
A brick wall has fallen from this house, exposing the rooms within and leaving a pile of rubble in front. The ceiling has slumped and is held up with jacks. The photographer comments, "This was probably the result of the shallower February Christchurch earthquake rather than the bigger September one".
A digitally manipulated image of a poster advertising a performance in New Brighton by bands Mynor Star, Reflekshun and Loaded Victim. The photographer comments, "The Bar 25 had this night of rock on the 18 December 2011, but the earthquake on December 23 just off of the coast close by got it shut down".
A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of someone reading a copy of The Wet Issue by Freerange Press, at the public launch event. The event was held at Space Academy as part of FESTA 2014. It was accompanied by a water-inspired visual and sonic artwork by Olivia Webb and Noel Meek.
Summary of oral history interview with Rebecca Macfie about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A pdf transcript of Ann's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
A protest sign painted on a fence shows a bulldozer labelled "Govt." driven by a woman (presumably representing Education Minister Hekia Parata) running over a sheep labelled "Chch schools", next to the words "Every time you close a school you have to build a jail - Mark Twain." The photographer comments, "Due to the earthquakes in Christchurch and parents leaving the area to give their children a quieter and more education friendly life a lot of the local schools especially in the East of Christchurch are to be closed or amalgamated. This was a decision by the government without consultation with any other authorities. Mark Twain actually said 'Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail'".
A plaque on the ground in front of the 'Passing Time' sculpture on the corner of Madras Street and St Asaph Street. The 'Passing Time' sculpture was installed outside the CPIT Building for the 6th SCAPE (a contemporary public art programme in Christchurch) a few days prior to the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The work features twisting boxes depicting each year between 1906 (the founding of CPIT) and 2010 (the date of the sculpture's production).
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Peter Majendie, in the middle of his installation '185 Empty Chairs', which remembers the 185 who died as a result of the 22nd February earthquake. The chairs are different so that you can find a chair to remind you in some way of the people who died. Peter told me about the important paintings of chairs, such as Van Gogh and Gaugin's paintings of chairs and the drawing of Dickens's Chair published above his obituary that influenced his decision to remember the lost lives with chairs".
A photograph of a paste-up depicting Roger Sutton, the CEO of CERA, with a band-aid over his mouth; Warwick Isaacs, the Deputy Chief Executive of CERA, with hearing protection over his ears; and Jerry Brownlee, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, with a blindfold over his eyes. The paste-up has been stuck on a sign board attached to a cordon fence.