Arc Magazine

Here at Arc Magazine we are all about discovering and shining a light on fresh talent. With that in mind welcome to a fresh feature – Artists on the Rise. Our first artist we’re thrilled to feature is photographer Eleanor Bennett. When we first saw Eleanor’s images we were impressed, but when we learned that she’s just fourteen years old – we were blown away.

I have a secret, and it’s called the Kaituna. Well, OK, it’s not a secret, but it’s a place most people in the world will never get to see, but it’s my favourite place to be, and may people wonder why I, and many of my whitewater brethren are often seen as obsessive.

Amanda Palmer, the singer from the Dresden Dolls has come up with a really fun side project. Her latest EP is collection of Radiohead covers – on the ukulele. It’s beautiful, haunting and as a friend put so well, “it makes me want to take a bath with a toaster…”

The world of videos was changed forever and the old rules were thrown onto the fire. What emerged is much like the initial advent of videos all those years ago – creative freedom. Take one look at the videos of Ok Go and you’ll know what I mean. Artists are taking ownership of their videos and using them as a creative outlet, not as a sales tool.

The New Zealand contestant in the Miss World pageant was quoted as saying that she thought NZ could win the whole show (she was also pretty confident on world peace, bless her). But she wasn’t alone, people started to think that the impossible could actually happen. And then the Kiwi’s played Italy. This was where the dream was supposed to end, the thumping to turn the skyrocketing dream earthward. Then the unimaginable happened.