A photograph of Donovan Ryan (All Right?) in front of a wall of All Right? posters and holding a handful of All Right? flags. The posters and flags include simple messages beginning with, "It's All Right if..." or "It's All Right to...", which sought to normalise Cantabrians' various emotional responses to the earthquakes. Ryan and others distributed the flags at various locations around the city, enabling a 'flag hunt' for Cantabrians.
A photograph of a the back of a bus featuring an image from the All Right? campaign. The image is from phase 2 of the All Right? campaign, which sought to promote the 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' by asking simple, open-ended questions related to wellbeing.
A photograph of the backs of buses featuring images from the All Right? campaign. The images are from phase 2 of the All Right? campaign, which sought to promote the 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' by asking simple, open-ended questions related to wellbeing.
A photograph of an All Right? billboard. The billboard reads, "It's all right to feel lucky".
A photograph showing All Right? flags lining a walkway towards the University Bookshop at the University of Canterbury.
A photograph of a the back of a bus featuring an image from the All Right? campaign. The image is from phase 2 of the All Right? campaign, which sought to promote the 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' by asking simple, open-ended questions related to wellbeing.
A close-up photograph of a poster from the All Right? campaign. The image is from phase 2 of the All Right? campaign, which sought to promote the 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' by asking simple, open-ended questions related to wellbeing.
A photograph showing All Right? posters at the Central Library Peterborough. The posters feature images from phase 2 of the All Right? campaign, which sought to promote the 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' by asking simple, open-ended questions related to wellbeing.
A photograph of All Right? hoardings temporary walkway at Burwood Hospital. Three of the hoardings feature images and message from phase 2 of the All Right? campaign, which sought to promote the 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' by asking simple, open-ended questions related to wellbeing. The other hoarding reads, "Welcome to Burwood Hospital".
A photograph of Amanda from Christchurch Central standing next to an All Right? advertisement in a Adshel bus stop with her quote on it. The poster reads, "Biking to work on a frosty, sunny morning", in answer to the question "What makes us feel all right?". All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 27 May 2013 at 4.11pm.
Christchurch's Cathedral
Christchurch's Cathedral
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02022 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A PDF copy of pages 40-41 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Temporary City Libraries'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.
Sadly the Chapel has been badly damaged in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. See below. The Rose Historic Chapel formerly St Mary’s Convent Chapel is the sole survivor of a group of heritage buildings in Christchurch that once comprised the St Mary’s Convent complex for the Sisters of Mercy in North Colombo St...
Showing Ruben Blades (top-right section of image) on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011 and the building being demolished along with many others. This image also shows the remains of the very heavy snow fall we had on Monday 25 July 2011. The centre of the city is still cordoned o...
This winter-eve is warm, Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty's heightening, Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!— From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010. Victoria Street. So sad to see history die - both buildings and business. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1408 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1404 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1422 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Wednesday 11 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13-IMG_1346 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1405 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Wednesday 11 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13-IMG_1345 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1411 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1410 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1420 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1413 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 13 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13IMG_1428 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.