Detail of a garden project by Greening the Rubble, with plants decorated with crocheted leaves and spiders. This was in a vacant lot on Colombo Street.
A PDF copy of pages 158-159 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Film in the Gap'. Photos: Gap Filler
A view down Colombo Street. A brick wall has been revealed due to the demolition of the adjoining building. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look of the cathedral.
A PDF copy of pages 154-155 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Gap Filler #1'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 66-67 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Capitalism Has Collapsed'. Photo: Reuben Woods
A PDF copy of pages 204-205 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Four Corners Youth Space'. Page 204 photos: Irene Boles. Page 205 photos: Peter Walker, Three Chairs Photography. With permission from Student Volunteer Army Foundation.
A photograph of dancers performing in Stand Your Ground. A film is being projected onto the wall behind the dancers, and their shadows are being cast onto the wall.
A photograph of dancers performing in Stand Your Ground. A film is being projected onto the wall behind the dancers, and their shadows are being cast onto the wall.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
A photograph of a man and a child preparing the ground for one of the holes of Gap Filler's Gap Golf course.
A photograph of people watching a film projected on the side of a building. The outdoor cinema was part of Gap Filler's first project.
Graffiti on a damaged building on Colombo Street. The photographer comments, "This street art has been unseen by the general Christchurch population as it was off limits in the Red Zone".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Longhorn Leather has relocated on Colombo Street after it's original location was destroyed by the earthquake. Owner Robin Loader pictured".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Longhorn Leather has relocated on Colombo Street after it's original location was destroyed by the earthquake. Owner Robin Loader pictured".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Longhorn Leather has relocated on Colombo Street after it's original location was destroyed by the earthquake. Owner Robin Loader pictured".
Police road block on Colombo Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010. Note the unusually deserted streets on a Tuesday afternoon.
The same view as the previous photo. Building demolished after the earthquake of 2011!
A PDF copy of pages 348-349 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Thinking Outside the Square'. Photos: Gap Filler
The damaged TimeZone games arcade on Colombo Street. The roof has collapsed, batts from the ceiling are piled in the window, and the door is boarded up. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
A PDF copy of pages 162-163 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Stand Your Ground'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 266-267 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Te Ariki'. Photos: Trent Hiles
A PDF copy of pages 174-175 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Gap Filler Office'. Photos: Gap Filler
A PDF copy of pages 324-325 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Scaffold Pavilion'.
Detail of the fence around the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets. A sign reading "In the end it will be alright - if it is not alright, it is not the end." has been attached to the fence.