Meet Me in the Square: Christchurch 1983-1987

Hardback

Main Details

Title Meet Me in the Square: Christchurch 1983-1987
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Cook
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:180
Dimensions(mm): Height 275,Width 210
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
Photographs: collections
Places in old photographs
ISBN/Barcode 9781877375378
Audience
General
Illustrations photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Imprint Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Publication Date 5 December 2014
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

After the earthquake of 22 February 2011, photographer David Cook returned to his former hometown and found the central city irreparably damaged. He was inspired to unearth his archive of 6000 photographs of the city he'd shot as a young man in his twenties, rebuilding through images the city as he remembered it. Cathedral Square, Centennial Pool, Lancaster Park, schoolboys, punks, nuns - this beautifully designed book of photographs of 1980s Christchurch is a moving, nostalgic journey through the city we'll never see again.

Author Biography

David Cook lectures in photography at Massey University's College of Creative Arts. His book, Lake of Coal (Craig Potton, 2007) was a finalist in the 2007 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. www.davidcook.co.nz