In 2018, I self-produced a solo show LOVE CHCH: Post-Earthquake Postcards to the City, which acknowledged the significance of the 2010-2011 Christchurch Earthquakes, not only to me personally, but in the community as well. Prior to the show, I invited people who had lived in Christchurch at the time of the quake but didn't live there currently, to write postcards addressed to the city. These collected postcards were then shown along side my collage work in twenty two wood frames made from wood salvaged from earthquake-damaged buildings. The exhibition was shown in the Christchurch Art Centre, a historic building which itself was recently restored after being damaged in the quakes. During the exhibition I also hosted postcard making workshops that were open to the public, and facilitated discussion about collage aesthetics, but also the impact of the earthquakes. This shot shows the work contextualized in the historic & recently restored Pūmanawa Gallery.

The postcard above is extracted from my 2018 show LOVE CHCH: Post-Earthquake Postcards to the City. The show acknowledged the significance of the 2010-2011 Christchurch Earthquakes, not only to me personally, but in the community as well. Much of the City's revitalization was activated through the arts and creativity. Yet, given that almost a third of the city's inhabitants fled following the disaster, I wondered how people no longer in the city were benefiting from the arts, if at all. This drove me to invite people who had lived in Christchurch at the time of the quake but didn't live there currently, to write postcards addressed to the city. These postcards were displayed along with my collages. During hosted postcard making workshops that were open to the public, and facilitated discussion about collage aesthetics, but also the impact of the earthquakes.