Shipping containers protect the road from rockfall in Sumner. One of the containers has been spray-painted, "Sumner rocks".
Art on the sides of shipping containers along Main Road in Sumner. The shipping containers have been placed along the road to protect road users from the risk of falling rocks from the cliff above. ContainerArt is a project to beautify shipping containers around the city, turning the negative into a positive.
Art on the sides of shipping containers along Main Road in Sumner. The shipping containers have been placed along the road to protect road users from the risk of falling rocks from the cliff above. ContainerArt is a project to beautify shipping containers around the city, turning the negative into a positive.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated container in the container wall protecting the main road to Sumner".
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_012.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cosy container installation in Sumner - brainchild of Christine who is on the top of the container".
Liv Kivi sitting outside the UC QuakeBox container in New Brighton. The container was parked south of the New Brighton Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Protective wall of containers along the Main Road, Redcliffs".
Samo Coffee Lounge stencils and street art next to the Wunderbar on London Street, Lyttelton.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote portal. Road tunnel administration building quake damage".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner container art".
A photograph of shipping containers protecting a road from rock fall.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote portal. Road tunnel administration building quake damage".
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_021.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_018.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_020.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A painting wrapped around the side of one of the shipping containers in Sumner. Shipping containers have been placed along Main Road to protect people from rock fall. The artwork is part of the ContainerArt project which aims to turn the fixture of shipping containers in the Sumner community into a positive by turning them into works of art.
A photograph of a colorful crocheted cover for a shipping container. It has various patterns including a black swan, a four leaf clover, the New Zealand flag, some heart patterns, a white house, a pair of pears, a variety of flowers, and the words "Joe & Nat", "Mt Pleasant", and "love from Tauranga".
After the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011, the authorities found a wide range of uses for shipping containers
Colourful containers in Re:Start Mall.
Protected with bracing behind shipping containers
A photograph of a shipping container being used as a temporary dairy.
A photograph of a shipping container being used as a temporary dairy.
A photograph of a shipping container being used as a temporary dairy.
Container wall protecting road from rock falls.
Container wall protecting road from rock falls.
Container wall protecting road from rock falls.
Container wall protecting road from rock falls.
Plastic wrapped container of Asahi brand Mintia.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. Photograph taken 12 May 2012 File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_006.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.