The Art of Home

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

Travelling isn’t just about going to far-flung places or the ends of the Earth. I grew up and still live in Christchurch, and as you may or may not know, much of the city centre was destroyed by earthquakes four years ago. Being that the anniversary for the devastating quake has just passed, recently I decided to go for a wander around town and check it out. I went in with the mindset to focus on the art and the positive movement and less on the cranes and empty lots.

{Cardboard Cathedral} 

{Spire in Latimer Square}

{Stairs reimagined}

{We got the sunshine}

It was really nice to just go for a bit of an explore on my own to take it all in. There’s so much cool and colourful art on the sides of buildings, and even on the fencing surrounding the buildings slated for demolition.

{Side of the lululemon container}

{Patriotic flags for the Cricket World Cup}

I went for a proper explore through the Re:Start mall. If you’ve never seen it before, it’s basically shops and cafes inside brightly coloured shipping containers (lululemon and coffee, I couldn’t help myself!). 

{Christchurch Cathedral}

{Rock art in Cathedral Square}

{Colourful tiles on a fence}

I cut together a little video of what I saw and put it in below. If you’ve got a couple of minutes to watch, I’d really appreciate it.

Hope you’re having a good day. And remember, you can always have an adventure right where you live. You just have to go out and find it!

Love times infinity,

Justine x