Light Up Your Life Photograph 1

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A photograph of two people wearing neon lights. They are standing under The Arcades Project at The Commons, during Light Up Your Life - a youth-focused procession of glowing activity and wearable art. Light Up Your Life was organised by Gap Filler and was part of the public programme for FESTA 2014.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 7 (3)

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Members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring books that had changed their life in some way.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 7 (18)

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Members of the public exchange books at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring along books that changed their life in some way.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 7 (17)

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Members of the public exchange books at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring along books that changed their life in some way.

Off-grid Office Talk and Brunch Photograph 1

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A photograph of a barbeque brunch and public talk opposite the former Christchurch City Council offices on Tuam Street. The design team from Sustainable Habitat Challenge discussed the build of a sub-consent, off-grid office for Life in Vacant Spaces Trust. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Shermine Kwok Photograph 62

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A photograph of the 'Arcades Project' on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. The public sculpture was a collaboration between FESTA, Andrew Just, Ryan Reynolds and Life in Vacant Spaces.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (31)

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Oneness, lovingness, synchronised hearts", "Take it easy! Yay...words of hope!", "Think differently", "Happy, happy, happy", "Christchurch FTW", "Life is for loving", "Life is beautiful", "Plant and grow", "Rise up", and "Keep going Chch".

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 007

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A photograph of a sign in the back windscreen of a car. The sign reads, "Crack'd for Christchurch. Do you have broken china? Give it new life in our unique public mosaic in our new city. Be part of it."

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: Healthy Christchurch 1

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A photograph of Aaron Hapuku, Maori Health Promoter for Community and Public Health, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Hapuku holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Grattitude [sic] for all of the amazing people in my life// Aaron Hapuku, Birdlings Flat".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2649

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Member of the public using the Dance-O-Mat, a dance floor on a vacant site with coin operated light and music player. This was a project by Gap Filler who wanted to give the Christchurch community a unique dance experience whilst bringing life to our broken city.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2625

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In a vacant lot opposite the CTV building where a building has been demolished, is a commemoration to those who died in the earthquake. It includes a pile of demolition rubble and 185 white stones in honour of each person who lost their life on 22nd February 2011. Around it are also item such as a frame photograph and flowers left by the public.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2624

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In a vacant lot opposite the CTV building where a building has been demolished, is a commemoration to those who died in the earthquake. It includes a pile of demolition rubble and 185 white stones in honour of each person who lost their life on 22nd February 2011. Around it are also item such as a frame photograph and flowers left by the public.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2623

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In a vacant lot opposite the CTV building where a building has been demolished, is a commemoration to those who died in the earthquake. It includes a pile of demolition rubble and 185 white stones in honour of each person who lost their life on 22nd February 2011. Around it are item such as a frame photograph and flowers left by the public.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (30)

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Hope", "Something for everyone", "Equality street", "Food garden", "Opportunity from disaster", "We can do this Chch", "Chch = home", "Love", "Share the land", "Always time for change", "Life is beautiful", and "Sorry folks, this one is too much high rise!".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0285

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch Central City. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".

Bettina Evans's photograph 3

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A sign outside Lyttelton's grassy market on Oxford Street reading "Join us for a chat". This sign was placed by members of the Lyttelton community who were stitching felt hearts to hand out to members of the public. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.