Transitional City | UC QuakeStudies

: Homage to the Lost Spaces; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The project description reads, "Entitled Homage to the Lost Spaces (Government Life Building Studios), Hewson's series of photographic installations references the artistic community of pre-earthquake Christchurch who lost studios and seeks to draw attention to and pay final respects to the beauty contributed by many of the city's old buildings. Cranmer Courts was critically damaged during the February 22nd quake; the subsequent emergency repair work to secure the building left large areas, including window and door frames, boarded up with plywood. These void spaces were used as the 'canvas' for Hewson's installations, resulting in the images being neatly framed by the damaged stonework".; Contains 9 items

: Homer on the Range; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Homer on the Range'. The project description reads, "Gap Filler could not resist activating this brazen response to Michael Parekowhai's 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer'. After all, what better homage to an artist who proposed installing inflatable rabbits in Cathedral Square? Unfortunately the transformer on the bull blew up after 30 minutes, leaving a disappointed audience to saddle up and head home, to ponder on what might have been".; Contains 1 item

: Hunters & Collectors Building; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Hunters & Collectors Building'. The project description reads, "Retention and reinstatement of a 'character' inner city building that had been strengthened prior to earthquake. Removal of damaged upper floor and reinstatement of 100-year-old roof and heritage fabric. New contemporary facade. Retain existing retail units to lower floors and new bar/club to upper floor".; Contains 1 item

: I Am...; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'I Am...'. The project description reads, "Christchurch street artist THATCHER demonstrated that street art is high art in this homage to Colin McCahon. This audacious, physically demanding installation was only in place for one day as stadium authorities returned the AMI 'smile' the day after the work was created".; Contains 1 item

: I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour'. The project description reads:
'I seem to have temporarily misplaced by sense of humour...' is by New Zealand artist Wayne Youle and is a collaboration between Gap Filler and The Christchurch Art Gallery.The giant artwork took shape over a few weeks in December, 2011 with scissor lifts, hundreds of litres of paint, stencils galore, technicians and more working whenever the weather was good! The mural is 37m long and according to Art News (Summer) quite possibly New Zealand's largest painting.Inspired by memories of his grandfather's workshop, Wayne has designed a huge shadowboard like those found in sheds and garages everywhere. Alongside hammers and other tools, Wayne's board contains some familiar but unexpected things - like houses, toys and wedding rings. Wayne says: 'This mural is for all those who lent their tools and their hands to all who needed help. Also to all those that lost something in the quakes, no matter what that something may have been. Don't lose your sense of humour and ability to smile.'; Contains 6 items

: Infogap; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Infogap'. The project description reads, "Fourth year architecture students from Sydney came to Christchurch for a week and worked with members of the Peterborough community to develop ideas in response to the new TC3 land requirements. These ideas were visualised by the students and presented to the community at CPIT. The students also designed and constructed a temporary outdoor exhibition space that was used to exhibit their designs to the community and public on a sunny afternoon in late April".; Contains 9 items

: Inside Out Project With Central New Brighton School; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Inside Out Project With Central New Brighton School'. The project description reads:
INSIDE OUT is a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work. Everyone is challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world. The INSIDE OUT project is a creation of the artist JR, recipient of the 2011 TED Prize.The Central New Brighton School was told it would be closed after the earthquake even though it had not suffered severe damage. The school was told that their pool would cost $70,000 to repair. The school raised $2000 and with this they fixed their pool. This group project was about a community 'just doing it'. The project requires the photographer to ask a particular question when taking photos. Our questions were 'How did you feel when you heard you school was closing?' and 'How did you feel when your pool was fixed?; Contains 1 item

: Jelly in Sumner; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Jelly in Sumner'. The project description reads, "Stencil with a humorous comment on the state of the land in Christchurch".; Contains 2 items

: Jungle Patrol; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Jungle Patrol'. The project description reads, "Local cafe (china shop) became community hub following 22 February. Generator and food supplied from Southland generosity, WiFi & computers supplied by WiFi for Humanity/ Google. Hub was set up within three days of quake, supplying isolated eastside residents with coffee, WiFi & computer access, emergency food supplies, community notice board and advice".; Contains 1 item

: Kirkwood Village University of Canterbury; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Kirkwood Village University of Canterbury'. The project description reads, "57 temporary classrooms and offices on the University of Canterbury campus. The units are arranged into pods of seven, each containing kitchenette, bathroom facilities and a rainwater garden".; Contains 7 items

: Kissing Booth; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Kissing Booth'. The project description reads, "Artist Audrey Baldwin ran a Kissing Booth with a twist. For $2 a pop she sold germ-free smooches to the public through double glazed pane of glass in the Re:START Mall. The result was a carnivalesque comment on the commodification and sanitization of desire, human interaction and the role of the artist/performer as object/ subject".; Contains 4 items

: Knit Happens; Material relating to a Transitional Cities project, titled 'Knit Happens'. The project description reads, "Knit Happens is a wall project to try to wrap a warm jersey around a cold and damaged city landscape. Using knitting motifs it draws on a nostalgic, comforting narrative but in a bright and contemporary vernacular".; Contains 1 item