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Coralie Winn, director of Gap Filler, introduces 'The Night Club' temporary cinema to members of the public.

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. A message can be seen, reading, "Rebuild Christchurch, be proactive, don't be reactive. Don't miss this opportunity, kia kaha".

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Members of the public watch Jacques Tati's movie 'Play Time' at Gap Filler's temporary cinema, 'The Night Club'.

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Coralie Winn, director of Gap Filler, with members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange.

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Coralie Winn, director of Gap Filler, with members of the public at the opening of the Think Different Book Exchange.

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Members of the public waiting for the band Runaround Sue to begin at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project

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Members of the public listening to The Eastern, a Lyttelton band, playing at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.

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Members of the public listening to The Eastern, a Lyttelton band, playing at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.

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Members of the public enjoying Coffee Zone, a cafe in a shack next to the 10 square metre office building in Sydenham.

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Coralie Winn and Ryan Renolds from Gap Filler with members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange.

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Members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring books that had changed their life in some way.

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The site of Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. An amplifier and a public address system was set up for performing musicians to use.

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Oneness, lovingness, synchronised hearts", "Take it easy! Yay...words of hope!", "Think differently", "Happy, happy, happy", "Christchurch FTW", "Life is for loving", "Life is beautiful", "Plant and grow", "Rise up", and "Keep going Chch".

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Members of the public exchange books at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring along books that changed their life in some way.

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Members of the public exchange books at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring along books that changed their life in some way.

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Hope", "Something for everyone", "Equality street", "Food garden", "Opportunity from disaster", "We can do this Chch", "Chch = home", "Love", "Share the land", "Always time for change", "Life is beautiful", and "Sorry folks, this one is too much high rise!".

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Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Members of the public listening to Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, perform at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. Gap Filler has provided old beds and garden swing seats as seating.

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Wintering, a folk collaboration from Wellington, performing at the Gap Filler Community Chess Board. To the right, members of the public are playing mini golf on one of the Gap Golf courses.

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Members of the public watching the film 'Two Cars, One Night' by Taika Waititi at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Members of the public watching the film 'Two Cars, One Night' by Taika Waititi at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Members of the public watching the film 'Two Cars, One Night' by Taika Waititi at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street. One of Shakespeare's sonnets has been painted on the mural as well as a blackboard. Members of the public are encouraged to add their poems to the blackboard.

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Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street. One of Shakespeare's sonnets has been painted on the mural as well as a blackboard. Members of the public are encouraged to add their poems to the blackboard.

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Members of the public at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Gap Filler has provided old beds and garden swing seats as seating. In the background, the red Southern Espresso Rescue van can be seen.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 20 (27)

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Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street. One of Shakespeare's sonnets has been painted on the mural as well as a blackboard. Members of the public are encouraged to add their poems to the blackboard.

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Members of the public watching Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, perform at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. In the foreground is one end of a fence made of old metal bed heads and decorated with fairy lights.

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Students from the Student Volunteer Army at the "I hope Christchurch will..." blackboard which they helped to paint. Members of the public are invited to fill in the gaps with what they would like to see in the rebuilt city.