The top of the water slides in the QEII swimming pool, exposed by its demolition. The slides themselves have been broken off, leaving only the entry points. The photographer comments, "After assessment of the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand they decided to demolish the QEII stadium and it's swimming pool".
Last time on the blog we introduced our Life Before Plastic blog series, and today we’re continuing the series by discussing packaging. A lot of what we find in the archaeological record are containers, which are a form of packaging. … Continue reading →
Last time on the blog we introduced our Life Before Plastic blog series, and today we’re continuing the series by discussing packaging. A lot of what we find in the archaeological record are containers, which are a form of packaging. … Continue reading →
‘Rubbish’ is the most common thing we find on our 19th century archaeological sites. I have ‘rubbish’ in quotation marks because to us what we find isn’t rubbish, it’s the material evidence of what life was like in the early … Continue reading →
Last time on the blog we talked about packaging and how our Victorian ancestors made do without plastic trays to wrap their cans of coke in (and all the rest of it). This week we’re going to take a closer … Continue reading →
All good things must come to an end, and so this post marks the final blog in our Life Before Plastic series (here’s part one, two and three if you’ve missed any). Speaking of endings, today we’re going to be … Continue reading →
Last time on the blog we talked about packaging and how our Victorian ancestors made do without plastic trays to wrap their cans of coke in (and all the rest of it). This week we’re going to take a closer … Continue reading →
‘Rubbish’ is the most common thing we find on our 19th century archaeological sites. I have ‘rubbish’ in quotation marks because to us what we find isn’t rubbish, it’s the material evidence of what life was like in the early … Continue reading →
White fabric artificial rose flowerhead with a ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals, plastic sepals and a short plastic covered wire stem.
White fabric artificial rose flower head, with short plastic coated wire stem. Has ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Wire stem extends inside flowerhead. Plastic sepals
White fabric artificial flower with plastic sepals and short plastic coated wire stem.
A digitally manipulated image of a portaloo. The photographer comments, "It seems that it was a bit of a lottery if your portaloo was ever cleaned and emptied after the Christchurch earthquakes".
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been wrapped in plastic.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been wrapped in plastic.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been wrapped in plastic.
White fabric artificial rose flower head, without stem. Has ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Plastic sepals.
Plastic and fabric sing and learn toy. The plastic and fabric doll is dressed in a yellow and orange suit with hood and ears and features a sound module set inside its tummy, a squeaker in its left arm and rustled plastic in its right arm.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been sectioned off using plastic sheeting.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been sectioned off using plastic sheeting.
A photograph of plastic sheeting blocking off a room in the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue.
White fabric artificial rose flower head, without stem.Has a ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals. Plastic sepals.
A photograph of a corridor in the Diabetes Centre. Plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet while the corridor is repaired.
A photograph of plastic sheeting draped over one of the side walls of Café Valentinos on Colombo Street.
Plastic wrapped package containing Japanese [?] sweets.
A photograph of Speedy Signs and Peaches and Cream on Tuam Street, cordoned off with plastic fencing and police tape.
Plastic wrapped container of Asahi brand Mintia.
600ml plastic bottle of Coca Cola.
A photograph of the back of two earthquake-damaged houses on Gloucester Street. The side wall of the house to the right has partially collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the property to the left. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the roof and the top of the wall to protect against the weather.
Red and green dyed feathers , plastic and wire. The Rose and foliage are formed from dyed feathers bound to the wire stem and trimmed into shape. Coated with clear plastic wrapping.
A photograph of plastic bags around a chimney of a house in Christchurch. The top of the chimney has broken during the earthquake and made a hole in the roof.