A PDF copy of pages 60-61 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Port-A-Loos Sumner'. Photos: Katherine C'Ailceta
A PDF copy of pages 120-121 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Brighton Up!'.
A photograph of dancers performing in Stand Your Ground. A film is being projected onto the wall behind the dancers, and their shadows are being cast onto the wall.
A photograph of dancers performing in Stand Your Ground. A film is being projected onto the wall behind the dancers, and their shadows are being cast onto the wall.
A PDF copy of pages 272-273 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Events Village'. Photos with permission: CCC
A PDF copy of pages 330-331 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Social Soup'. Photos: Joel Cocks
A PDF copy of pages 262-263 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Flying Cup and Just a Couple of Strangers'. Photos: Jess de Boer
A PDF copy of pages 220-221 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Community Hub - Sumner'. Photo: Marnie Kent
A photograph of volunteers painting wooden fence palings for the Gap Filler Butterfly Gap project.
A photograph of a customer sitting in the Porthole temporary bar in Lyttelton.
A photograph of customers sitting outside the Porthole temporary bar in Lyttelton.
A photograph of customers sitting in the Porthole temporary bar in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the exterior of the Porthole temporary bar in Lyttelton.
Class is a complicated concept, historically and in the present day. It’s difficult to define, somewhat ephemeral, and yet so clearly there in our societies and our cultures. For better or for worse, social stratification has been part of human … Continue reading →
The Earthquake Recovery Minister's released what he says is a how-to strategy for the rebuild following the Canterbury earthquakes. Gerry Brownlee says the strategy for improving investment, innovation and job creation will extend beyond economic recovery and into education, culture and social recovery.
As the study of human history, it comes as no surprise that archaeology can be an exercise in contradictions. Humans are, after all, complex and paradoxical creatures. From a material culture perspective, one of the most obvious and frustrating incongruities … Continue reading →
This paper explores the scope of small-scale radio to create an auditory geography of place. It focuses on the short term art radio project The Stadium Broadcast, which was staged in November 2014 in an earthquake-damaged sports stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. Thousands of buildings and homes in Christchurch have been demolished since the Februrary 22, 2011 earthquake, and while Lancaster Park sports stadium is still standing, it has been unused since that date and its future remains uncertain. The Stadium Broadcast constructed a radio memorial to the Park’s 130 year history through archival recordings, the memories of local people, observation of its current state, and a performed site-specificity. The Stadium Broadcast reflected on the spatiality of radio sounds and transmissions, memory, post-disaster transitionality, and the im-permanence of place.
A photograph of the Rotherham Clock Park in Riccarton.
A photograph of a beach garden in New Brighton.
A photograph of a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a poster describing the Orzeit/Local Time exhibition.
A photograph of volunteers creating a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of volunteers creating a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of volunteers creating a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of people dancing at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat.
A photograph of people exercising at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat.
A photograph of people dancing at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat.