School Damaged By Earthquake Turned Into Exhibition

| Jun 21, 2012

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Origin of Cool: Christchurch, New Zealand -43.532054, 172.636225 Earthquake Building Turned Into Exhibition

Civil engineer Mike Hewson has installed ten massive mixed media art pieces in a building badly damaged by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch earlier this year. It is set to be demolished but before it is gone, Hewson wanted to pay homage to the building by depicting artists and others who lived and worked in the building. Private donations and Hewson’s own money covered the $15,000 installation costs.

Christchurch Normal School Mike Hewson

Mixed media installation Mike Hewson

New Zealand building art installation

via The Cool Hunter

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