Notes from the Catastrophe

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A poem by Leslie McKay titled, "Notes from the Catastrophe".

Jennifer Middendorf's Cultural Recovery Centre Photograph 018

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A photograph of a bell from the Lyttelton Museum's collection. An antique half-round writing desk stands beside the bell.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:24 04:11:24)

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A photograph of street art by the DTR crew between Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue. The artwork depicts an orange city behind purple tag art with DTR's mark on it. The wall with the artwork, is hidden behind a billboard for CPIT, and a bike rack.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:02:20 13:46:58)

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A photograph of street art in the central city. The artwork depicts an excited blue alien positioned next to the letters "DTR!". Next to that, is artwork depicting Doctor Who and his Tardis. Above, is pink tag text with a Dalek in it. A section of the path in front of the artwork is sectioned off by road barriers.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:22:44)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:23:39)

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A detail photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:23:35)

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A detail photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:23:20)

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A detail photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:23:28)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:23:33)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:22:45)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:21:58)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:24 04:09:34)

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A photograph of street art by the DTR crew between Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue. The artwork depicts an orange cityscape behind purple tag art. A bike rack and traffic signal are positioned in front of the wall.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:23:17)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:27:19)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool, facing towards the children's playground at Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:27:21)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards the children's playground at Waltham Park.

Jennifer Middendorf's Cultural Recovery Centre Photograph 023

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A photograph of stuffed birds in the stacks of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre. Writing on the shelf reads "Caution, stuffed birds may contain arsenic - wear gloves and mask".

Jennifer Middendorf's Cultural Recovery Centre Photograph 024

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A photograph of stuffed birds in the stacks of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre. Writing on the shelf reads "Caution, stuffed birds may contain arsenic - wear gloves and mask".

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:26:07)

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A photograph of street art on the sports pavilion and public toilets at Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:02:20 13:47:35)

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A photograph of street art by the DTR crew located on a factory wall in the central city. The artwork depicts the word "Freak" with the letters "DTR" written above it and topped with a crown. The window below the art is broken.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:26:24)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the side of the sports pavilion at Waltham Park.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:20:59)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Wilsons Road.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:27 12:51:54)

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A photograph of street art on a support pillar of the Durham Street overbridge. The artwork depicts tag writing in shades of pink, surrounded by previously written tag art in various other colours.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:29 13:20:53)

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A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Wilsons Road. Behind the pool gate is a pile of building material covered in a tarpaulin and weighted down with tyres.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 810

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A member of Singapore's Air Force writing a message in a memorial book in the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. The book was placed there for those who wanted to pay tribute to the people who lost their lives in the Christchurch Earthquake.

FRONTLINE: The nexus of political documentary and alternative journalism:

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This article is a critical commentary of how political documentary embodies the traits and functions of alternative journalism. I explore this notion through Obrero (‘worker’) my independent documentary project about the labour migration of Filipino workers to Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, after the earthquake in 2011. This article maps out the points at where the theories and practices of alternative media and documentary intersect. Analysing political documentary as a format of alternative journalism has links to the long tradition of film and video production as a tool for social critique. As a form of practice-based research, Obrero falls under the rubric of alternative journalism—able to represent the politically marginal sectors of the polity and report on issues underreported in the mainstream press. This article concludes that a distribution plan that is responsive to fragmenting audiences works best when alternative journalism no longer targets a niche but transborder audiences.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2011:10:15 01:32:37)

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A photograph of some simple street art on a concrete wall. The artwork depicts a masked boy with red hair, nestled between the colourful letters of tag writing. An excavator from Mount Grey Downs Limited and some stacked concrete slabs are in the foreground.

Emerge Poetica #5 Photograph 4

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A photograph of chalk writing on a footpath next to the Avon River, as part of Emerge Poetica #5. The text reads 'Poetica in association with FESTA, follow the stones to our floating poem..' The project was part of FESTA 2014 and included water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 02:51:10)

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A photograph of street art on Dyers Pass Road at the Bromley wood and demolition yard, Silvan Salvage. The artwork depicts a tree on the left and tag writing on the right. The blue text says "Teaching old logs new tricks" and the white text says "The Silvan Salvage".

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 02:49:24)

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A photograph of street art on Dyers Pass Road at the Bromley wood and demolition yard, Silvan Salvage. The artwork depicts a tree on the left and tag writing on the right. The blue text says "Teaching old logs new tricks" and the white text says "The Silvan Salvage".