A video about the reopening of Alice in Videoland, in the back of the former Post Office on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. The redesigned space has allowed Alice in Videoland to expand from a DVD rental store to include an art-house cinema as well.
Two diggers on top of a pile of rubble inside the partially demolished Ozone Dressing Sheds building. The photographer comments, "The Ozone must have suffered in the February earthquake more than people thought. They were starting to repaint it inside, but it looks like they must have run out of filler".
A photograph of a make-shift toilet in the Christchurch Art Gallery. A sign behind it reads, "Portaloos Department. We know that 80,000 people need loos. We have 900-1800 available or coming, We don't need to be told people need loos. Thank you. We're number one with your number twos!". Signs below this read, "Toilet Occupied", "Toilet Vacant" and, "In Tray". The Art Gallery was used as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A view down Montreal Street with the Christchurch Art Gallery on the left. On the gallery forecourt is the sculpture "Reasons for Voyaging", a collaboration between Canterbury sculptor, Graham Bennett and architect, David Cole.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone. This work was titled 'Flight of the Butterflies'.
A photograph of the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition. On the left is a crocheted image of an eye, created by a group of women from Adelaide, and on the right are woven fabric artworks created by Christchurch craft artists in response.
A view down Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A sign reading "No Entry" is posted on the fence, and fallen leaves have accumulated around the fence and buildings. The photographer comments, "Chancery Lane in the Christchurch CBD red zone looks like it has had no one through at all since the February earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 March 2011 entitled, "Shrines for Broken Hearts".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 19 November 2011 entitled, "Filling the Spaces".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Old foundry, Woolston".
Skateboard art at Redwood Photos taken in Redwood Library on April 8 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Redwood-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0443 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church, Bealey Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church, Bealey Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church, Bealey Avenue".
The Christchurch Art Gallery, with a Police car parked on the road in front. On the forecourt of the gallery is the sculpture "Reasons for Voyaging", a collaboration between Canterbury sculptor, Graham Bennett and architect, David Cole.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church, Bealey Avenue".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Art Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. Both windows on the second floor of the building are broken. USAR codes have been spray painted on one of the bottom-storey windows.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, and Michael Layne from the US Embassy in Wellington, speaking to Ray Kennedy, an Area Manager from the New Zealand Fire Service, in the Christchurch Art Gallery about the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A view across Montreal Street to the Christchurch Art Gallery. The building was used as the headquarters for Civil Defence in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and large white marquees have been set up in its forecourt to accommodate extra personnel. The site is surrounded by a safety fence. On the left is a sign advertising the "Van der Velden: Otira" exhibition, which was cut short by the earthquake.
A digger parked in a residential street covered in snow.