Felicity Milburn

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch Art Gallery curator talks about the show she has recently taken to Western Australia about the consequences of the earthquakes on Christchurch artists.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2581

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View down Worcester Street, with Christchurch Art Gallery in the back, and next to it is Worcester Chambers, which housed the Languages International Christchurch.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1870

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Street art seen across a vacant and overgrown demolition site. On the wall are the words 'LOVE' and a girl holding a small plant.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 366-367: Government Life …

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 366-367 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Government Life Suspension'.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 372-373: Container Love (…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 372-373 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Container Love (Container Cosy)'. Photos: Barnaby Bennett

The Island of Sand

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A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction silt in Bexley. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction is just a mixture of sand and water squeezed up from the ground, but with a little imagination it has a beauty in its untouched state".

Ouch, Someone Broke My Nose

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Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "I found this face amongst the liquefaction. It is like one of them diagrams where they segment different parts of the brain depending on their functions".

As Far As Eye Can See Photograph 5

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A photograph of people examining the artworks at the opening of the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition.

As Far As Eye Can See Photograph 3

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A photograph of people examining the artworks at the opening of the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 364-365: Deconstruction

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 364-365 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Deconstruction'.

Earthquake Tetris

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Broken windows on Leicester House. Broken filing cabinets and other fittings lie on the ground in front of the building. The photographer comments, "As you can see the game did not last very long".

Graffiti House Christchurch

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Christchurch's Graffiti House... This Cranford Street house was damaged in the earthquakes and is due for demolished this week but has been given a Graffiti Makeover by local Street Artists.

Another Day and Another Deconstruction

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A digitally manipulated image of damaged buildings on St Asaph Street.

Crawling From the Wreckage

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A broken television lies among other debris.

Standing Strong

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Steel bracing on the Moorhouse Avenue overpass. The photographer comments, "Standing underneath I did hear a clump as if a part of the road overhead was pivoting as a car passed over it".

Constable Nao Yoshimizu Comforts a Relative of an Earthquake Victim

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A graffiti-style recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, depicting police officer Nao Yoshimizu comforting the grieving relative of an earthquake victim. The image has been further graffitied to hide the officer's uniform, and the original advertisement text ("You too can do something extraordinary. Become a cop.") altered to read "You too can do something ordinary. Become a human".

ADA Mesh Cities: Network, Space and Memory in the Transitional City

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

In the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand is framed as a ‘transi- tional’ city, moving from its demolished past to a speculative future. The ADA Mesh Cities project asks what role media art and networks may play in the transitional city, and the practices of remembering, and reimagining space.

The Dominion Post Image: Craig Simcox 2011:02:28 08:38:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emergency Co-ordination Centre in the Christchurch Art Gallery building. Staff at work with paintings in a gallery still on display".

Expert says protection needed for at risk Chch artworks

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An expert worried about Christchurch art in the wake of the earthquake has set up a website to identify items which may be at risk.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 17:06:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery".

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As Far As Eye Can See Photograph 4

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A photograph of the outside of the building housing the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition. Posters in the window advertise the exhibition.

As Far As Eye Can See Photograph 6

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A photograph of some of the craft artists who were involved in creating the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition.

I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour... Photograph 4

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A photograph taken at the launch event for Wayne Youle's mural, 'I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour'.

Is This One on the Endangered Species List

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A broken window decorated with a lizard emblem on a building on Hereford Street. The photographer comments, "Many of the buildings are waiting to be demolished. As this one has been abandoned it is probably on the list".

Like Shattered Guttering

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Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The liquefaction after the 23 December earthquake in Christchurch started to dry out and the thicker deposits started to curl up like broken drain pipe".

Crust to Cracks

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Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The day before this was liquefaction pouring out of the ground, but within a day it has dried up and will soon turn into a gritty dust".

I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour... Photograph 3

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A photograph of a detail of Wayne Youle's mural, 'I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour'.

I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour... Photograph 1

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A photograph of the launch event for Wayne Youle's mural, 'I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour'.