You will hopefully be aware that the city of Christchurch was brought to its knees in late 2010 and early 2011 with two devastating earthquakes. Thousands of houses have been either destroyed or demolished, many of them without the owners being being allowed back to retrieve possessions.
However, one such house was selected for a project. Over a period of nine days a team carefully deconstructed and everything - EVERYTHING - was removed, tagged, itemised, and stored.
What followed was awe inspiring. Various artists, artisans, etc (~250 in total) - not only from Christchurch, but from all over New Zealand and some from overseas, selected items stored and were given a time line to manufacture a recycled product.
The exhibition is currently on at our Christchurch Museum. It will close in about three weeks time and two days later there will be an auction of many of the items.
Below are a few examples of what has been produced - there are too many to include. Maybe I will add more later if anyone is interested.
Go see the exhibition if you can. You will not be disappointed. It is one of the best exhibitions i've ever seen.
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| Wall divider made from Lath and plaster batons |
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| Snakes and Ladders |
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| A boat made from corrugated iron plus other items |
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| A dog woven from electrical wire |
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