Digital Photograph: Painting on Retaining Wall, Rome Burning

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
28 April 2012
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 28 April 2012 showing a painting representing Nero fiddling while Rome burnt. The painting was executed on a large curved concrete block of a temporary retaining wall in Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
The retaining walls above and below Cunningham Terrace were severely damaged by the 22 February 2011 earthquakes. As a result, the road was blocked off and some houses were red stickered. The long period of disruption to daily life resulted in local artists expressing their opinions on the handling of the situation through satirical artworks. At the time these works were created it was 14 months since the earthquakes. Work started on constructing the retaining wall to support the road in August 2012 and the road was reopened (but not sealed) in April 2013.
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Artist
Artist
Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
Cunningham Terrace
Associated event
Earthquake 4 September 2010; 04 September 2010; Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated event notes
Response to Events
Associated period
2012/2010s
Current rights
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
Current rights code
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
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Other id
DSC05305
Accession number
2013.17.1

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