Capture: Christchurch: Last One Standing
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I'm stoked to see Adrienne's work here - her words & photography capture something deep about what's happening in Christchurch - evolution, devolution, hope and decay.
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Spotting old signage - this was in the popup Re:Start mall. Gone again now, covered by paint.
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Russell Brown, in reply to
I found the small sights the most affecting in the Red Zone; odd juxtapositions like that old shop sign being briefly revealed. And also the above, which those who've seen When A City Falls will recognise.
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JacksonP, in reply to
Christchurch - evolution, devolution, hope and decay.
Thanks Kebabette. I was poised to write the first comment, but so glad you got in first. Your words express what I hope will be conveyed by both Adrienne's images, and if willing, those submitted by others.
Capture away.
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Brilliant. Thank you Adrienne.
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These photos (and others) of Chch is great, but it did make me wonder.
Is there someone or an organisation that is pushing to ensure that the 'old' is not completely swept away - I mean in terms of the small things - doors, shop frontage fittings, old signs, etc. All these things incorporated into any new development will act as a memory 'sink' around which people will remember, and more importanly, these physical reminders of what was previous will act as a slient warning to the future generations - something else stood here once.
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Moata T, in reply to
Agreed. I like that Adrienne posts pics on Twitter…things that she sees when she’s out and about.
My contribution is alphabetical. E is for Earthquake. The last standing remnant of the Convent of the Sacred Name on Barbadoes St at dusk. By the next day it was gone.
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The damage to everyday life is what has affected me most strongly. Christchurch has always been an uncanny, hauntological kind of place, but the earthquakes have rendered the familiar increasingly strange. Here's an image of a classroom block at Heaton Intermediate School, near where we live. The lateral spread of the ground has stretched the building beyond endurance.
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Sacha, in reply to
Is there someone or an organisation that is pushing to ensure that the 'old' is not completely swept away - I mean in terms of the small things - doors, shop frontage fittings, old signs, etc.
The demo companies are pulling some of that stuff for resale, aren't they? But overall the all too reasonable cardigan-wearers in heritage organisations are no match for the sanctioned venality of Brownlee and the corporate interests who'd rather see a scorched earth cbd to build profitable tilt-slabs on. He's been honest about that from the outset - and his govt is still in the drivers seat.
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Christopher Dempsey, in reply to
To be honest, I don't think Labour would necessarily be any better at understanding that a society needs to have remains of the old weaved into the new.
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My street, Feb 23rd, the morning after. The afternoon of the 22nd the street was full of water, but it had drained away overnight.
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Sacha, in reply to
Can't see how they'd be as corporate-friendly and authoritarian as the current lot. But hey, the voters have spoken (or stayed at home). Flat earth beckons.
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In the days following, our hole became locally famous, and lots of people came and took pictures of it.
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Sacha, in reply to
is that Edgeware?
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Not one of my quake photos, but I took this one of fog on the Avon on a visit a while ago.
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There were many techniques for shovelling the silt. This was the cutest!
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Lilith __, in reply to
Woolston.
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Feb 24th, the firefighters were not at home. Note the empty deckchair. We tried not to think about what they would be doing, in the CBD. Our neighbourhood was so quiet.
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The Christchurch Catholic Cathedral: 8 month after the earthquake.
I have done a whole series of black and white as well as colour photos about Christchurch after the disaster. -
Fabric shop on the corner of Madras and Lichfield st.
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
That is excellent. "Catholic has moved".No shit Sherlock. The sky says it all.
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The basilica in happier times, pre-quake. Another wild Canterbury sky. :-)
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Central Christchurch...
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Orienteering help for out-of-towners...
Central Christchurch
Cashel Street, above Madras St looking west in fact - that's Bedford Row to the left of the photo (next to the new IRD building) CTV was to the right and the Grand Chancellor is the distant high point (now much more skeletal looking) ...
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JacksonP, in reply to
I have done a whole series of black and white as well as colour photos about Christchurch after the disaster.
Great photos Alex.
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If you are willing to keep sharing, please do so. They are excellent.
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