White fabric artificial rose flower head, with short plastic coated wire stem. Has ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Wire stem extends inside flowerhead. Plastic sepals
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings along Hereford Street near the intersection with Manchester Street. Wire fencing has been placed along the street as a cordon.
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street from the intersection with Madras Street. In the distance, wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Tuam Street. The buildings have been fenced off with wire fencing and fallen bricks lie on the footpath in front.
Red and green dyed feathers , plastic and wire. The Rose and foliage are formed from dyed feathers bound to the wire stem and trimmed into shape. Coated with clear plastic wrapping.
Fabric red gerbera with wire and plastic stem.
A photograph of the Treehouse Bar and Manchester Courts taken from the intersection of Manchester and Cashel Streets. Wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph looking west down Gloucester Street, taken from the Cambridge Terrace intersection. Wire fencing can be seen along both sides of the footpath, keeping people away from the buildings.
A photograph of coils of razor wire on a fence in New Brighton. The photographer comments, "Street art? Maybe not".
A photograph of a damaged building on the corner of Madras Street and Lichfield Street. Wire fences surround the building and Lichfield Street has also been closed off.
A photograph of the Treehouse Bar and Manchester Courts taken from the intersection of Manchester and Cashel Streets. Wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of 68 Gloucester Street with the COCA Gallery to the right. The building has been partially-deconstructed with a pile of rubble out front and wire fencing to keep it from scattering over the road.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The wall of the top storey has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The wall of the top storey has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. Cracks can be seen between the windows of the building and wire fencing has been placed around the bottom as a cordon. Two workers in hard hats in visibility vests are examining the building from street level.
A photograph of fences and cones surrounding a dug-up section of road on Armagh Street.
A photograph of the remains of a building on the corner of Manchester Street and St Asaph Street. Manchester Street has been fenced off and building rubble lies behind the cordon.
A photograph looking west along Lichfield Street. The road has been cordoned off with wire fencing and road cones. Fallen bricks and building rubble can be seen on both sides of the road.
Gaylene Preston has been making feature films and documentaries with a distinctive NZ flavour for over 30 years. Her latest venture is an epic six part drama series called Hope and Wire, which she produced and directed. Set in Christchurch in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes, Hope and Wire is a fictionalised mix of characters - families that fly apart, others that come together - and what happens to a city that loses it's centre in an instant.
A photograph of stacks of wire fences in Cathedral Square. The former Post Office Building and the badly-damaged Regent Theatre can be seen in the background.
A photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and the roof covered by plastic sheeting. A crane can be seen to the right.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Edward Gibbon building on Tuam Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and the footpath behind the fence is covered in fallen bricks.
A photograph of a badly-damaged brick building on the corner of Madras Street and Lichfield Street. Lichfield Street has been cordoned off and fallen bricks lie behind a wire fence.
A photograph looking west along Tuam Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Buildings on the left hand side have been cordoned off with wire fencing as well as the intersection in the distance.
A photograph looking west along Tuam Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Buildings on the left hand side have been cordoned off with wire fencing as well as the intersection in the distance.
A photograph of a building on Cashel Street, housing ASB Bank and Whitcoulls. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and an excavator can be seen in the distance.
Bracing against the front wall of the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard, helping to keep the wall together. Wire fencing has also been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a building on Cashel Street, housing ASB Bank and Whitcoulls. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and an excavator can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the badly-damaged buildings on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. The corner has been cordoned off with wire fences, and fallen bricks lie on the ground behind.
The Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. Wire fencing has been placed around the building and all the way up Oxford Street as a cordon.