Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 144

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A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Once the opus starts to go on, things speed up. We have a September deadline for the big reveal. Here we are in July. From left: Helen Campbell, Jennie Cooper, and Sharon Wilson."

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 182

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A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch cleaning their armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Once the grout was complete, the whole chair had to be clean of excess grout, polished, and sealed. A dirty job done with dremmels and various scrapers. From left: Helen Campbell, Katherine O'Connor, and Sharon Wilson."

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 209

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A photograph of a camera operator from TVNZ filming the placement of Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork onto a platform. The platform is in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 130

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A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-completed mosaic on their armchair.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Slow progress. Sometimes we thought we'd never get her finished. We were all battling our own earthquake consequences: losing homes and jobs, battling with insurers, illnesses and repairs. It was a long winter. But the conversation, food, laughter, and company were wonderful. An unforgettable experience."

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 191

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A photograph of the paved path in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. The path was designed to travel around the garden, leading up to the platform holding Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artworks.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The Green Room was built by Jonathan Hall and planted by Gina Payne."

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 212

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A photograph of the partially-completed Green Room garden on Colombo Street. Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and mosaic artworks are on a platform in the back. The armchair and ottoman have been wrapped in tarpaulins until their unveiling. Wire fences have been placed around the section as a cordon.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Flora and Otto waiting for their big day, with the garden still to be finished."

Crack'd for Christchurch Plan 06

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A plan for Greening the Rubble's Green Room garden on Colombo Street. The plan was created by Jonathan Hall and Wendy Hoddinott from Greening the Rubble.

Crack'd for Christchurch Plan 07

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An artist's impression of the Greening the Rubble Green Room garden on Colombo Street. The image was created by Jonathan Hall and Wendy Hoddinott from Greening the Rubble.

Crack'd for Christchurch Information Board

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A copy of the information board displayed at Greening the Rubble's Green Room on Colombo Street. The board contains information about the Green Room and Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artworks.

Broken China

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A scheme called Crack'd for Christchurch wants to make a beautiful memorial out of the fine china broken in the earthquake. Jenny Cooper is one of a group of people who plan to create an inner-city mosaic that is an art work in its own right, but also acts as a memorial to old Christchurch.