A photograph of some of the craft artists who were involved in creating the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition.
A photograph taken at the launch event for Wayne Youle's mural, 'I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour'.
A broken window decorated with a lizard emblem on a building on Hereford Street. The photographer comments, "Many of the buildings are waiting to be demolished. As this one has been abandoned it is probably on the list".
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The liquefaction after the 23 December earthquake in Christchurch started to dry out and the thicker deposits started to curl up like broken drain pipe".
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The day before this was liquefaction pouring out of the ground, but within a day it has dried up and will soon turn into a gritty dust".
A photograph of a detail of Wayne Youle's mural, 'I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour'.
A photograph of the launch event for Wayne Youle's mural, 'I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour'.
A photograph of a group of people plaiting fabric strips to create artworks for the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition.
A photograph of two children standing next to Wayne Youle's mural, 'I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour'.
Detail of the damaged cross and angel statue on top of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The photographer comments, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament showing one of the two angels praying and the broken cross".
Part of the Kiwi brain drain to Australia, Christchurch artist Mike Hewson prepares to show his new countrymen the impact of the earthquakes on his hometown and his art.
An earthquake engineer says designing buildings to resist earthquakes is as much an art as it is a science and you can never make a structure completely quake-proof.
Graffiti of an angel clutching a bottle, accompanied by the text "Chritchurch (sic) living make a good man drink." The photographer comments, "Living in Christchurch during the earthquakes was hard on all of us. Some people got drunk to forget or blot out the aftershocks, whilst others dare not drink so that they would be in full control just in case another big earthquake/aftershock occurred. As of today 24 September 2011 there has been 8660 earthquakes/aftershocks in the Christchurch area".
A PDF copy of pages 56-57 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Occupy Otautahi-Christchurch'. Photo: Richard 'Popx art' Baker
The back entrance to the Ng art gallery building on Madras Street. The awning from Bains of Madras Street sits on the ground beside cordon fencing around a damaged building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery".
A photograph of stencilled street art on a fence beside the St Martins Road roundabout. The stencil, created by Kerry Parnell, depicts daleks and space invaders, and reads, "Now panic and freak out".
Digitally manipulated image of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, superimposed with a seismograph trace. The photographer comments, "What we want to forget, but must remember".
A damaged brick building has wooden bracing holding the walls together. The photographer comments, "This building came through the September Christchurch quake with a few band aid plasters, but the February quake means that she is now DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)".
A digitally manipulated photograph of the sign for the Boulevarde restaurant. The photographer comments, "The title is very appropriate as this restaurant was closed after the February Christchurch earthquake. The area has been cordoned off for ages now and everything will probably be demolished.
Liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This is the liquid part of liquefaction left when the heavier sand content has dropped down. After the double quake in Christchurch local to me I found these strange lines of bubbles on the surface".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 October 2013 entitled, "Swamp Shanties".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 01 December 2013 entitled, "Recycling and Reassembling".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 04 November 2013 entitled, "Cheeky Charlie".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 20 November 2013 entitled, "Archive at Artbox".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 13 October 2013 entitled, "Picturesque Pail".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 13 February 2014 entitled, "Looming in Latimer".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 05 February 2014 entitled, "Yikes!".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 06 January 2014 entitled, "Sepia Sketch".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 26 December 2013 entitled, "Blue Boards".