A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
A volunteer working on Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
Ryan Reynolds from Gap Filler at the Gap Filler site at 832 Colombo Street.
A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
The statue of Queen Victoria overlooks a pile of demolition rubble on Colombo Street.
The west face of the former Christchurch City Council building, seen from Colombo Street.
A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets".
Ryan Reynolds from Gap Filler at the Gap Filler site at 832 Colombo Street.
A poetry reading at Poetica and Gap Filler's "Instant Poetry" installation on Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Triangle Centre, from Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Every building in this street has been hard hit - and the trees".
A worker entering The Frame Workshop through a window on the second storey via a ladder. Fencing has been placed around the entrance to the building.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them a team of Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue personnel can be seen using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for trapped people.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a shop on Colombo Street. Part of the closest brick wall of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the ground in front of the building. "No go" has been spray-painted on the footpath in the foreground of the photograph.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them a team of Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue personnel can be seen using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for trapped people.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking in through a broken window of the Oxford On Avon, Colombo Street. It's really hard to see here in a 2 dimensional photo, but the floor has been pushed up into a huge mound about 60cm high".
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
A photograph of rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings along Colombo Street near the intersection with St Asaph Street. On the left-hand side of the street cars have been crushed by falling rubble. The road has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to South of the Border, Denis Moore the Auto Electrician and Himalayas Indian restaurant on Colombo Street. Wire fencing, road cones and Civil Defence tape have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of a mural on the side of Embassy on Colombo Street. The word "Embassy" has been incorporated into the mural in bold white letters. The photographer believes that the mural was created by Wongi "Freak" Wilson, Ikarus, and Yikes.
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.
A photograph of emergency management personnel crossing the intersection of High, Colombo, and Hereford Streets. In the background is the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building. Large sections of the top storey have collapsed, the masonry spilling onto the footpath and damaging the awning.
A photograph of Helen Campbell sitting on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork. The artwork had just been unveiled during the launch of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Helen enjoying a well-deserved rest."
A photograph of the Allan McLean building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Colombo Street. Two large cracks have formed in the building, as though it has split into three sections. Scaffolding has been erected under the awning.
