Old Public Toilets / past / CBD Red Zone / 01.13 Christchurch

Mike Hewson: Old Public Toilets - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Old Public Toilets 2014

18m x 10.5m x 9.5m
Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: Old Public Toilets - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Old Public Toilets 2013

18m x 10.5m x 9.5m
Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: Old Public Toilets - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Old Public Toilets 2013

18m x 10.5m x 9.5m
Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: (Installation detail) - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

(Installation detail) 2013

18m x 10.5m x 9.5m
Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: (During installation) - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

(During installation) 2013

18m x 10.5m x 9.5m
Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: (Installation view) - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

(Installation view) 2013

18m x 10.5m x 9.5m
Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: (Installation view) - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

(Installation view) 2013

18m x 10.5m x 9.5m
Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: (During installation) - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

(During installation) 2013

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Digital print on exterior of earthquake damaged structure
111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Mike Hewson: (Prior to installation) - 111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

(Prior to installation) 2013

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111 Hereford St, Christchurch, NZ

Info

A large-scale digital print installation on the exposed walls of a now vacant lot on Hereford St. The artwork is an image of the perimeter walls of the lot distorted back on itself. In what might normally be seen as an ugly empty space the artist draws attention to the interesting aesthetic that may exist in the transitional state post-earthquake Christchurch is experiencing. The sloping and falling motion of the work could reference the city's rapidly changing appearance.