Making sense of it all

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It is interesting to consider how we are influenced by an intangible map of our senses and emotions tied to our place in the world. We pay little attention to how we feel walking around a familiar neighbourhood, looking at … Continue reading →

Do You Think It's Hungry?

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A vehicle parked beside a broken streetlight in Parklands. The photographer comments, "This street light was shaken apart during the one of the double earthquakes on 23 December".

It Must Be Just Me

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A mock advertising sign reads "Coffee! Is the planet shaking or is it just me?".

I'll Kiss It Better

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Digitally manipulated image of graffiti on a brick building on St Asaph Street. The graffiti depicts a sticking plaster over a broken section of the wall, with the words "I'll kiss it better". The photographer comments, "After the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch band aid plasters starting to appear in different parts of the city on damaged buildings. A year later most can still be seen. This one was once a whole plaster, but it has slowly broken up where it crossed the gap. The red bricks seen to symbolise the terrible wounds caused to the City and it's people".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 37

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A photograph of an All Right? billboard in a field in the Waimakariri district. The billboard reads, "It's all right if you feel frustrated at times." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 19 March 2013 at 2:29pm.

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: Print advertisement

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A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "Three years on... It's all right if you're feeling over it, excited, lucky, on edge or overwhelmed today." The image also includes the All Right? logo and the address of the All Right? Facebook page. The image appeared in the Family Times Christchurch Autumn 2014 edition.

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A photograph of the All Right? logo and website stencilled onto a foot path.

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A photograph of the All Right? logo and website stencilled onto a pedestrian crossing area.

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 38

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A photograph of vouchers for Adrenalin Forest alongside a card which reads, "It's all right to feel lucky." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 6 June 2013 at 2:22pm.

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: Live Brighter Poster - Into it or over …

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A PDF copy of a 'Live Brighter' poster design. It reads, "Into it or over it? Live Brighter." 'Live Brighter' was an All Right? campaign to encourage happier, healthier behaviours and lifestyles that began in 2016. The poster was available to order or download at the Community & Public Health website.

All Right? Events: Body Festival 2014 Advertisement

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A PDF copy of an All Right? advertisement for The Body Festival 2014. The advertisement depicts an 'All Rightie' listening to music and dancing. It reads, "It's all right to dance!".

All Right? in Christchurch Central Photograph 1

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A photograph of Donovan Ryan (All Right?) in front of a wall of All Right? posters and holding a handful of All Right? flags. The posters and flags include simple messages beginning with, "It's All Right if..." or "It's All Right to...", which sought to normalise Cantabrians' various emotional responses to the earthquakes. Ryan and others distributed the flags at various locations around the city, enabling a 'flag hunt' for Cantabrians.

New Christchurch: A Smarter City - Address by Dr. Colin G Harrison (Part 2)

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A video of the second part of a keynote address by Dr. Colin G Harrison from IBM Smarter Cities, USA, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk is about the opportunity that post-quake Christchurch has to reinvent and rebrand itself as a smart, green, energy-efficient city through clever IT strategies, flexible infrastructure, and sustainable values.

New Christchurch: A Smarter City - Address by Dr. Colin G Harrison (Part 1)

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A video of the first part of a keynote address by Dr. Colin G Harrison from IBM Smarter Cities, USA, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk is about the opportunity that post-quake Christchurch has to reinvent and rebrand itself as a smart, green, energy-efficient city through clever IT strategies, flexible infrastructure, and sustainable values.

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: It's All Right Star Community Newspaper…

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A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right to feel overwhelmed some days". The image was designed to appear in The Star community newspapers.

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: It's All Right Star Community Newspaper…

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A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right to feel lucky". The image was designed to appear in The Star community newspapers.

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: It's All Right Star Community Newspaper…

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A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right if you feel a little on edge this morning". The image was designed to appear in The Star community newspapers.

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 23

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A photograph of flags being placed in road cones, as part of the first phase of All Right?'s advertising campaign. Each flag contains a statement beginning with "It's all right".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 35

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A photograph of All Right? posters pasted onto a Phantom Billstickers board. The posters were part of the first phase of All Right?'s advertising campaign. Each poster contained a statement beginning with "It's all right".

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A photograph of All Right? posters pasted onto a Phantom Billstickers board. The posters were part of the first phase of All Right?'s advertising campaign. Each poster contained a statement beginning with "It's all right".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 34

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A photograph of All Right? posters pasted onto a Phantom Billstickers board. The posters were part of the first phase of All Right?'s advertising campaign. Each poster contained a statement beginning with "It's all right".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 26

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A photograph of All Right? flags in road cones on Deans Avenue. Each flag contained a statement beginning with "It's all right".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 24

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A photograph of flags in road cones, as part of the first phase of All Right?'s advertising campaign. Each flag contains a statement beginning with "It's all right".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 36

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A photograph of All Right? posters pasted onto a Phantom Billstickers board. The posters were part of the first phase of All Right?'s advertising campaign. Each poster contained a statement beginning with "It's all right".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 19

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A photograph of Donovan Ryan of All Right? on a bike. Ryan has an All Right? flag on the back of his bike. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 8 April 2013 at 4:27pm.

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: It's All Right Star Community Newspaper…

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A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right if you're over it right now".The image was designed to appear in The Star community newspapers.

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Timeline Image 27

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A collage of photographs of All Right? flags that were placed around the city. Each flag has an All Right? slogan on it. The collage was posted by All Right? on their Facebook page.

Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 02/01/2012: Yeah, we get it, it's not over yet

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An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 2 January 2012 entitled, "Yeah, we get it, it's not over yet".

What the kids thought of it

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Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake. 10-15 minutes after main quake (went up the hill incase).

It’s better when we stick together.

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

What would we do without glue? Well, it’s estimated that each person in  U.S.A and the U.K. uses 18.2kgs of glue annually. I’m probably more of a Sellotape/Blu-Tack person myself, but those statistics sound impressive! The development of commercial synthetic … Continue reading →