Ruth Gardner's Blog 13/12/2013: Mysterious Mural

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 13 December 2013 entitled, "Mysterious Mural".

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 100-101: 185 Empty Chairs

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A PDF copy of pages 100-101 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project '185 Empty Chairs'. Photo: Julia Morison

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 039

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A photograph of the overgrown garden of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "That empty clothesline reflects the emptiness of the house and surrounding properties".

20131110_8308_EOS M-28 Lupins in the Red Zone

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Another empty Red Zone section. Avonside Drive, Dallington.

20131110_8306_EOS M-55 Beauty in the Red Zone

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There is some beauty in the desolate and near empty Dallington Red Zone.

20131110_8305_EOS M-27 Empty and overgrown (Day 314/365)

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A house, one of the few still remaining in the Dallington Red Zone (Avonside Drive, Dallington). The area is "red zoned" due to land damage from earthquakes (mainly the February 22nd 2011 6.4 magnitude quake).

Koen Broekema's Photograph 212

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A view from Liverpool Street towards Cashel Street. A couple walk next to empty lots where buildings once stood.

20130206_0195_EOS M-21 Salvation Army Citadel

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A week ago this building was intact, now partially demolished. Will be an empty site in a week or two.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 220

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A view from Madras Street looking towards Lichfield Street. A building has been vandalised with graffiti, and next door is a empty section where a building once stood.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 202

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Damaged buildings and empty demolition sites. The building on the left has had tarpaulins placed on it to prevent weather damage to the inside of the building.

‘It isn’t all beer and skittles’

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- Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown’s School Days, 1857 It’s hard to picture what many of Christchurch’s buildings looked like before the earthquake. For many locals the torn down remains of a building or an empty lot remind them of a … Continue reading →

COCA Window Projects

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An intermittent collaboration between the Centre of Contemporary Art and a series of local artists looking to present new work which explores the realities of the post-earthquake cultural landscape in Christchurch. The artworks by Ed Lust, Sam Eng, and Robyn Wester each utilise the empty window space of the window and carport of the damaged COCA building which is awaiting repair.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 050

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A photograph of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. The photograph was taken from the empty lot next door. The front of the house has been covered with plastic sheeting. Wire fencing has been placed around the outside of the property as a cordon.

20130511_1535_EOS M-22 Captain Cook (Day 131/365)

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The statue of Captain Cook looks over an empty Victoria Square with autumn leaves lying around. This used to be a very tidy and busy area, but is now nearly all fenced off. Pedestrian access to this section was established about five or six months ago.