A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 285, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 283, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of people gathered in Cathedral Square for Picture Palace Parade - a tour of the Square's historic cinema sites and outdoor movie screening of Heavenly Creatures. The event was part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of a half-finished mosaic design sitting on a table.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "As a trial we made pavers for the temporary Bus Exchange on St Asaph Street."
A photograph of people playing with a parachute at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of Helen Campbell in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. Helen has been repairing Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman mosaics.
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's finished armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2014, 5 days before the launch. Flora ready to go and meet Otto."
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' being installed on plywood covering the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 364, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of the exterior of the Lions Transitional Facility. A wooden ramp leads up to the entrance to the facility.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch polishing the flower mosaics on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Jennie Cooper, Helen Campbell, and Jenny Cooper."
A photograph of Andrew Just from F3 Design (left) and Martin Trusttum, CPIT Faculty of Creative Arts, arranging models of the temporary ArtBox gallery on the corner of St Asaph Street and Madras Street. The photograph was taken during a public talk, which was part of FESTA 2012.
A video montage of LUXCITY, a city of lights that existed for one night on Saturday 20 October 2012. LUXCITY was the main event of FESTA 2012 and included 16 interactive installations, designed and fabricated by architecture and design students from across New Zealand. The film depicts the construction and set up, through to the public event on Saturday night.
A photograph of pieces of broken china laid on a mosaic design.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Marie begins the very first flower. It is so difficult and time consuming that we are all in despair. Will this take forever? No-one is getting paid and we all have jobs and lives in some chaos thanks to the earthquakes."
A photograph of visitors to CityUps playing with a large inflatable ball. The ball is part of an installation titled CHCH2061, created by architecture students from the University of Auckland. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of four people playing with a large inflatable ball at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Sigal Golan making mosaic leaves out of pieces of broken china.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "In March an Israeli mosaicker travelling through New Zealand stayed with Helen for a week and gave us her time for free. Thank you Sigal Golan."
A photograph of Jayne White delivering coffees to the Crack'd for Christchurch team. The team are working on their armchair artwork in a garage. In the background, mosaic flowers have been laid on the ground. A table with tea and coffee is sitting to the right.
A photograph of Jonathan Hall, Marie Hudson, and Jenny Cooper in Crack'd for Christchurch's workshop.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "It is August 2013, two and a half years since the big quake. We have a plan, we have a tiny bit of funding, and we have commissioned the chair framework. From left: Jenny Cooper, Marie Hudson, and Jonathan Hall (chair engineer of Greening the Rubble)."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch in their workshop in the Christchurch central city. In the background there are boxes of broken china.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Shirley Walden and Marie Hudson."
A photograph of a pile of mosaic designs on a table. Next to the designs are a plate of scones and two hot drinks.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "There is always good food around when Crack'd gets together."
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Jonathan Hall transfering Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork from Campbell's garage to a trailer.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Helen Campbell and Jonathan Hall getting Otto ready for his trip to meet Flora at their final destination."
A photograph of stencilled words on a footpath on Peterborough Street. The words read, "On Peterborough Street the houses are wonky. The ground has been pulled out from underneath them. The trick worked and the houses stayed up, but they are wonky. If you lived in them you might become wonky too".
Part four of the audio that makes up Gap Filler's 29th project, the Transitional City Audio Tour. This part of the tour begins in the Re:Start Mall on Cashel Street and includes commentary on the performance Last Day of Mankind at the Bridge of Remembrance. The tour then moves up Oxford Terrace, along the banks of the Avon River, until it reaches Worcester Boulevard. Turning left, it travels down Worcester Boulevard, past the Christchurch Art Gallery, providing commentary on the new and old art in the area, and the Christchurch Arts Centre. Lastly, it moves up Montreal towards Cranmer Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People at the cordon on the corner of Durham and St Asaph Street, soldiers watching by. In the background is the Environment Court building at 83 Armagh Street, formerly the Canterbury Society of Arts. This building was added to the CERA demolitions list on 5 March 2012".
A photograph of Andrew Just from F3 Design (left) and Martin Trusttum, CPIT Faculty of Creative Arts, on the corner of St Asaph Street and Madras Street where the temporary ArtBox gallery is to be constructed. The photograph was taken during a public talk, which was part of FESTA 2012.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 301, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of the launch event for Gap Filler's Grandstadium at the Retro Sports Facility (The Commons). The Grandstadium is a re-locatable mini-grandstand. The launch event took place as part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of someone jumping with a skipping rope at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.