A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The memorial table at Peter Majendie's installation '185 Empty Chairs', which remembers the 185 who died as a result of the 22nd February earthquake. The site is the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The memorial table at Peter Majendie's installation '185 Empty Chairs', which remembers the 185 who died as a result of the 22nd February earthquake. The site is the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A poem at Peter Majendie's installation '185 Empty Chairs', which remembers the 185 who died as a result of the 22nd February earthquake. The site is the demolition site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
A photograph looking into the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Rolls of carpet and chairs are sitting in a pool of water. To the left there is damage to one of the concrete beams. A section of the concrete has crumbled, exposing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of street art on the former site of a building on the corner of Bowhill Road and Marine Parade. A collection of couches and chairs has been arranged around a piano. Behind the piano, a message has been painted on the fence. The message reads, "Beautiful. Art can make anything look amazing.
A sign describing '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
A photograph of several earthquake-damaged and partially-demolished buildings on Manchester Street near the intersection of Lichfield Street. To the right two emergency management personnel are taking photographs from the intersection. On the other side of the intersection there are several chairs, tables, and a couch under a red umbrella. Another member of an emergency management team is sitting on the couch.
A refurbished building on Hereford Street. Table and chairs sit in front of the Your Place cafe and bar.
A sign welcoming visitors to '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Chairs on the site of a demolished building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "185 Empty Chairs memorial. 26 Feb 2012.".
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "185 Empty Chairs memorial. 26 Feb 2012.".
A pot of flowers left in front of '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake. In the background is the framework for the temporary cardboard cathedral.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake. In the background a digger is parked on a rubble pile.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 27 January 2013 entitled, "For Lytteltonwitch".
An abandoned residential property at 24 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The backyard is over grown with weeds. A blue folding chair has been left in one of the rooms.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist, Latimer Square".
A photograph of the intersection of Lichfield, Manchester, and High Streets, taken from the corner of Lichfield and High Streets. Emergency management personnel are crossing the intersection. To the right an excavator is parked on Manchester Street in front of the rubble from a demolished building. In the background the ANZ Building has been partially demolished and an excavator is sitting in front. To the right of the excavator there are several chairs, tables, and a couch under a red umbrella. Another member of an emergency management team is sitting on the couch.
A photograph of a shipping container used as a site office on Hereford Street. In front of the container are two Port-a-loos, and chairs taken from surrounding buildings sit on the footpath to be used as a staff break area.
An abandoned residential property at 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Three broken chairs lie outside the front of the house. The front door is open. 'HM' has been spray-painted in green onto the front wall.
A photograph submitted by Ginny Larsen to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Community meeting at St Albans Baptist Church. Around 70 leaders of community groups met regularly to work on how to help the Shirley/Papanui community recover under the superb leadership of Chris Mene (then Community Board Chair).".
A photograph of emergency management personnel examining a building on New Regent Street. Pavers on either side of the tramline have risen and shifted out of place. Many tables and chairs from cafes and restaurants are still sitting outside.
A photograph of Suzanne Vallance, Chair of the Greening the Rubble Trust, at the Sound Garden site. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials and launched as part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a sitting area on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A plate and magazines has fallen off the coffee table and a chair has toppled over. In the background, a piece of the ceiling under the stairs is hanging loose.