A painted piano that was part of the Painted Piano project organised by Gap Filler. This was one of the 3 painted pianos placed around Christchurch.
A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.
A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.
A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.
A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.
A child plays on a painted piano that was part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano Project.
Shops on Ferry Road, across the road from the demolition site where the Gap Filler Piano Project is.
A digitally manipulated image of Michael Parekowhai's scuplture 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' on Madras Street. The photographer comments, "One of the two bulls on pianos by Michael Parekowhai called 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'. They have been placed on the site of a building that was demolished after earthquake damage.
Our Christchurch correspondent, Katy Gosset takes us on a musical journey with the help of one of the city's longest serving pianists. For 23 years Peter Lewis played the piano in the Crowne Plaza Hotel before being made redundant by the February 2011 earthquake. Peter has since struggled to find a way to share his music with others. Today Katy seeks out some city pianos and takes him on a mystery tour to rediscover the pleasure of playing.
A digitally manipulated image of Michael Parekowhai's sculpture 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' on Madras Street. The photographer comments, "This is the work of New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai titled 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer'. There are two bronze pianos and a very dominant looking bronze bull on each".
A digitally manipulated photograph of a stencilled logo for the Christchurch School of Music. The photographer comments, "The Christchurch School of Music donated several old broken pianos to be placed on Gap Filler sites in Christchurch. Gap Filler make the land where buildings have been demolished into places the local inhabitants can enjoy. As in Maths two negatives make a positive".