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.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A container creating a safer entrance to this building".
A PDF copy of pages 372-373 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Container Love (Container Cosy)'. Photos: Barnaby Bennett
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated container in the container wall protecting the main road to Sumner".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
Liz Kivi stting beside the UC QuakeBox container in Brooklands. The container was parked in the car park of the Brooklands Community Centre on Anfield Street.
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.