The War of the Machines

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A digitally manipulated image of a high-reach excavator demolishing a building. The photographer comments, "After the earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand the demolition of most of the City Centre began. After two years the government thought that the progress was far too slow, so began the start of the automatic demolition. Luckily when the solar powered demolition machines started to cause indiscriminate death and destruction they were isolated to the South Island and unable to cross the seas".

Photograph of Gap Filler project 15 (42)

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The washing machine on Gap Filler's "Dance-O-Mat". The washing machine is coin operated. When a two dollar coin is fed into the machine, it lights up the stage and plays a music device.

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2012 photograph 402

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Dance-O-Mat, corner Manchester/St Asaph Streets, music machine built in an old washing machine".

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 550

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The remains of a removed cash machine in the Westpac building, Cashel Street".

Photograph of Gap Filler project 15 (47)

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A digitally altered photograph of a child next to the "Dance-O-Mat" washing machine. The washing machine is coin operated. When a two dollar coin is fed in, it lights up the "Dance-O-Mat" and plays a plugged-in music device.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 213

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Road working machines blocking the entrance to Ottawa Street".

Photograph of Gap Filler project 15 (45)

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Gap Filler's "Dance-O-Mat" photographed at night. Somebody has put money in the washing machine so that the lights are shining.

People dance on Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat

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People dance on Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat, a dance floor set up in a demolished building site, with a coin operated washing machine offering lighting and music.

People dance on Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat (2)

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People dance on Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat, a dance floor set up in a demolished building site, with a coin operated washing machine offering lighting and music.

Information sheet about the Dance-O-Mat

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Information sheet about the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat, a dance floor set up in a demolished building site, with a coin operated washing machine offering lighting and music.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 091

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Large scale roadworks at the intersection of Avonside Drive, Woodham Road, and Linwood Avenue".

Willburn Furniture and Restoration Needs Restoring

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A digitally manipulated image of furniture and machinery. The photographer comments, "This furniture restoration company got caught in the middle of the Christchurch earthquake and lost a whole wall. After constant exposure to the elements everything now needs a bit of restoration. They are now working in a different part of Christchurch, but their past can still be seen".

I've Lit the Fuse, What Next?

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Two workers inspect fuses placed in an embankment during reinforcement work. The photographer comments, "This is the reinforcing of an embankment in the port of Lyttelton, which partly collapsed in the Christchurch earthquakes. They are using the same equipment as used for blowing up rock faces to mend them".