Olivia J. Bennett 

is a writer, editor & critic.


She works across narrative development, editorial strategy and cultural insight for creative, design-led projects.

Her writing spans screen, sound, software and the systems that shape them.


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“The idea of vice, for them, has always been about something else—not indulgence, but obsession. ‘It’s about letting music take over your whole life and sharing that with others,’ Jonathan [Kruizenga] explains. It’s a force that pulls you under, something you willingly surrender to. Like a wave, it builds, grows and carries you forward before you even realize it.”
KING WOMAN


“Kris [Esfandiari] candidly remarks, ‘So many talented individuals in the music industry end up becoming caricatures of their authentic selves.’ Her passion for her craft shines through as she emphasizes, ‘Songwriting is my love. I won't mold myself to fit industry standards. I'm a true artist. I'll set my own pace and release my creations on my terms.’”

Photography: Jason Thomas Geering.

“Amnesia Scanner and Freeka Tet perceive humanness in how we navigate through material and semiotic barriers. ‘What came strong out of this focus on the prompt was more than what it generated,’ Freeka reveals, ‘but rather the process or format of prompting, which is the most human part of AI.’”
MOKTAR



“The last day [of Inner Varnika] was a congregation, collectively shouldering the shame of the previous 48 hours’ exploits. The suits themselves some Holy Grail embattlement (“It’s just a flesh wound”) against the fuckery that has been navigating ten years of Liberal-powered, strait- laced living. ‘It’s such a strange time,’ said Moktar. ‘There is a driving force behind this type of music from Melbourne’s creative community. We’re all just all trying our best to keep everyone together.”

Photography: Renee Kypriotis.
Photography: Renee Kypriotis.

“[Amy] Taylor explores these feelings further in ‘Knifey’, a bass‐heavy track at times reminiscent of Joy Division’s distinct melancholy. ‘[It’s about] how I personally feel as a female sometimes. Where my safety is compromised, and I have to be conscious of what I’m wearing when I’m out at night,’ she confesses. ‘I don’t want to be tough; I don’t want to be this angry, but I have to be.’”
PETER STRICKLAND


⚠️ Strobe Light Warning ⚠️ 
Please note: this video contains a strobe light sequence in the final scene. 

“It wasn’t about fashion for me—it was about how clothing can haunt us, especially when it belonged to someone who’s died. How hard it is to throw out a dead person’s shirt if you loved them. How the smell of clothing can provoke such a strong reaction—you can be turned on by it, or disgusted by it. I wanted to explore those unspoken obsessions and anxieties around clothing: fetishism, body dysmorphia, all woven into this genre nightmare.”