Site is a contemporary art/architecture/media proposal for inner-city living in Christchurch. Originated prior to the 4 Sept. 2010 earthquake, in response to a Christchurch City Council plan to increase the number of central city residents. Includes a video file and blog, including archive.
A red double-decker tour bus sits outside the former Registry building of the Christchurch Arts Centre. A broken window has been boarded up and security fencing has been placed around the building. A sign pointing towards the Christchurch Art Gallery is attached to the fence.
Maddie Leach and Jem Noble, collaborators on I was using six watts when you Received me... The broadcast of sounds that are special to the city but were lost after the earthquakes are part of the SCAPE Public Art Biennial which starts in Christchurch this Friday.
Demolition site and street art on a wall on Colombo Street, Sydenham. The work on the left is a Gap Filler project, Wayne Youle's "I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour " (2011), a shadow-board mural which depicts things lost during the earthquake.
Various walls on the street of Christchurch have become public art spaces. This work, "The Phoenix", by professional graffiti artists, Jacob, aka Yikes, Nick, aka Icarus and Wongi includes a fire Phoenix and the words "Christchurch destined to rise". Above it is an advertisement for Phonequip.
A photograph of Doug Sexton holding a memento of his house at 378 Oxford Terrace. The memento was created by artist Sarah Brown for the Shared Lines Sendai/Christchurch Art Exchange. Brown used found objects from Doug Sexton's house to create this artwork in a tobacco tin.
A photograph of the Atmosphere project being set up for LUXCITY.
A photograph of the Atmosphere project being set up for LUXCITY.
A photograph of the Atmosphere project being set up for LUXCITY.
A photograph of part of the LUXCITY installation titled Halo.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An artwork on the end wall of Re:START Mall".
A photograph of the installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of visitors looking up at the LUXCITY installation titled Kloud.
A photograph of the LUXCITY installation titled Silhouette Carnival.
A photograph of the Atmosphere project being set up for LUXCITY.
A photograph of an installation titled Halo being constructed for LUXCITY.
A photograph of an installation titled Halo being constructed for LUXCITY.
A photograph of an installation titled Halo being constructed for LUXCITY.
A photograph of an installation titled Halo being constructed for LUXCITY.
A photograph of an installation titled Halo being constructed for LUXCITY.
A photograph of crowds of people at LUXCITY, taken on Manchester Street.
A photograph of a black tie auction for the Whittaker's Big Egg Hunt, held at the Auckland Museum.
A photograph of a crowd at LUXCITY, beneath the installation titled Kloud.
A photograph of the installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of visitors to the Team Tensile installation at LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.