A piece of decorated furniture in the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen such as "Strength" and "Let's build a Central Peoples' District not rebuild a Central Business District".
Members of the public at the Words of Hope project, socialising and helping to decorate furniture with words of hope.
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words as part of the Words of Hope project.
A drawing of buildings and roads on a piece of furniture in the Words of Hope project.
A truck with a mechanical arm picking up a piano. The piano is to be part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano project.
A truck with a mechanical arm picking up a piano. The piano is to be part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano project.
A teacher talks to a group of students from Rangi Ruru on the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Volunteers photographed around one of Gap Filler's painted pianos. The piano has been set up at the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A wooden structure has been built around the piano with Perspex and corrugated iron on top and plastic sheeting to the left and right. This is to protect the piano and pianist from wind and rain.
The site of a demolished building set up and waiting for one of Gap Filler's painted pianos to be delivered.
Volunteers setting up one of the painted pianos on the site of a demolished building. The piano has a Perspex and corrugated iron roof over it.
A truck with a mechanical arm preparing to transport a piano. The piano is to be part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano project.
A truck with a mechanical arm picking up a piano. The piano is to be part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano project.
Volunteers photographed with one of Gap Filler's painted pianos. The piano has been set up at the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In the background, Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion can be seen. The back of the piano has been covered by plastic sheeting with a picture of a dog. A wooden structure has also been built around the piano with Perspex and corrugated iron on top and plastic sheeting to the left and right. This is to protect the piano and pianist from wind and rain.
Volunteers setting up one of Gap Filler's painted pianos on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel.
A photograph of the Lyttelton Museum. A damaged section of roof and wall is protected by a large tarpaulin.
The furniture for the Words of Hope project, recycled or found by CPIT students. The furniture has been painted white and will serve as a canvas for words of hope written by the Christchurch public.
A filing cabinet which is part of the Words of Hope project. It has been painted white and is resting on its side.
One of Gap Filler's painted pianos painted by students at the University of Canterbury. Multicolour handprints have been placed on the piano as well as a painted sign reading, "Play Me".
A volunteer painting the "Knit Happens" mural on the exposed brick wall of a building.
A volunteer painting the "Knit Happens" mural on the exposed brick wall of a building.
A volunteer painting the "Knit Happens" mural on the exposed brick wall of a building.
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".
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Their efforts include using a piece of corrugated plastic as a slide to remove objects from the rubble. Smoke can be seen rising from the building.
People socialising at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street. A mobile coffee vender can be seen as well as a garden seat.
Emergency management personnel outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was used as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Emergency management personnel, in hard hats and high-visibility vests, making phone calls outside the Christchurch Art Gallery shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The Arts Gallery was used as Civil Defence Headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
One of Gap Filler's painted pianos painted by students at the University of Canterbury. The piano has been painted in multicoloured squares.
Volunteers delivering one of the painted pianos to the site of a demolished building in town.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged M J Knowles Building on Tuam Street. The wall has either collapsed or been removed leaving the inside of the building exposed. Loose bricks from the wall cover the footpath.
A photograph of a sign on a painted piano. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gap Fillers, post earthquake. Woolston".