Here’s looking at you, Christchurch
At a time when government funding for the creative sector is plunging, Ōtautahi multi-disciplinary artist Jessie Rawcliffe’s murals confront such challenges eyes on. Her series, Gazer, brings life to overlooked spaces across ‘eye-conic’ spots in Christchurch’s CBD. Each piece informed by the surrounding area, colour palettes are inspired by the urban environment, from […]
This is eye-conic! Editor Nina Tucker
When everybody else is busy watching one another – on the street, on social media, on television – Ōtautahi-based artist Jessie Rawcliffe asks, who’s watching the watchers? If her work on our cover, or any of the pieces on page 13 make you feel uncomfortable and a little unsettled, they’re meant to. Embrace […]
What makes a pub famous? – The Famous Grouse Hotel
Lincoln has only ever been home to one pub. It’s stood in the same place for more than 140 years thanks to its feel-good nature. “We are country hospitality,” says Shaughn McNabb, co-owner of The Famous Grouse Hotel. “We are just good people doing the job and doing it with a smile on […]
10 day silent meditation
Could you stop talking for 10 days while also spending 10 hours a day in cross-legged meditation? Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen discovers first-hand why the Vipassana 10-day silent meditation retreat is not to be taken lightly. What’s it like not speaking for 10 days while meditating all day, every day from 4.30am? […]
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