What sparked the idea to create mini metal huts of Aotearoa? The idea was sparked after being released from Uni with only cheap rent and a cool cafe job in our grips (plus the degrees and debt, I guess). We started taking home large tin cans to make stuff with.
Stop Montion Animator (@awkward.animations) Do you have any personal rituals before you start creating? My main phylosophy is to just make a start and experimenting with ideas or inspiration that is top of mind and then see where it goes…. nomrally I have a dozen or so thoughts in my
Raranga is both art and storytelling. This interview captures a weaver’s insights into her creative journey, from her first kete to the kaupapa that inspire her practice, and her commitment to sustaining mātauranga tuku iho through weaving. Can you tell me about how you first got started with raranga? What
What first drew you into photography, and how did it turn into your career? I actually started out as a painter but eventually realised I’m too impatient to watch paint dry. Impulsively, I bought a camera and begged Ash Muir (NZ’s favorite wedding photographer) to let me tag along during
How did Retro Valley first come together as a band? Retro Valley formed back in 2019 when Mitch, Ben and David decided to get together and have a jam, after having been mates in high school at Hamilton Boys. David and Mitch had been in heavy bands together through those years but
How did you first get into sound engineering and music production? I have grown up around music my whole life. My father is a bass player so there was always music around the house during my childhood. I started off with guitar, and began to write my own songs just
Classic opening question, How did you get into photography? Limewire Downloaded Kick Push forcing itself through a pinhole speaker on an old Telecom XT brick phone, second hand trucks and a cracked Cheapskates board, blood stained elbows in hoodies and pinky toe holes in Vans Shoes, I sure did fit
Classic opening question, How did you get into photography? I used to steal my Mum’s point and shoot film camera when I was just a kid,maybe about 9 or 10. I would “style” my sister and get her to pose like the kids in the Pumpkin Patch clothing catalogues (+1
What got you started as a photographer? Throughout my childhood I was always somewhat curious about photography and would sometimes take the family camera with me on trips to capture wildlife and landscapes. But it wasn’t until February 2019, when I borrowed my brother’s Canon 700D for a school project
By Maya Trotman Nearly every evening I would be sitting on the couch with a heat pack on my stomach holding painkillers with a glass of water ready. One evening, the worst pain of my life arrived. I was in the bathroom, scared, because now I knew this wasn’t normal,