Playing Silly Buggers

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Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a skateboarder 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 more 'normal'".

Playing the Minute Waltz

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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 Home Grown Play Area

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A large chess board made from sand and broken shells, with a painted beach scene on the wall behind. The photographer comments, "After all the suggestions put on the wall on what to do in this area, which was once an earthquake damaged shop, they have made the chess board, painted a seaside scene on the wall and created a small wall of tyres".

Peter Walker Photograph 24

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A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.

Peter Walker Photograph 25

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A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.

Peter Walker Photograph 27

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A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.

Peter Walker Photograph 28

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A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.

Peter Walker Photograph 26

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A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1871

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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'.

Dallington 5

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A photograph captioned, "In the 1930s the traffic in Gayhurst Road was so light that I can remember playing hockey and cricket with apple boxes for wickets. If a car or cart came along there was plenty of time to shift the boxes to let them past".

Christchurch: A Board Game Photograph 4

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A photograph of bricks forming a playing square of Christchurch: A Board Game. The bricks show a picture of ChristChurch Cathedral, and read, "ChristChurch Cathedral. Skip church, move to Ferry Rd".