Benjo Kazue is an interdisciplinary artist living and working on Bundjalung country west of Byron Bay. His work fuses elements of journalism, creative non-fiction, gonzo rock n’ roll, auto-fiction and armchair philosophy into tactile works of cut and paste inspired art which questions the point of reality, identity, home, and any meaning in the universe (or lack thereof).
During his time, he has been published across a number of websites, blogs, literary journals, magazines, street press, and assorted conglomerate media incl. Monster Children, NME, BLUNT, Collapse Board, Bangaluru Review, Bali Sun, Brisbane Times and Joao Roque Literary Journal, and more.
Benjo is currently the editor and Genius at the Helm of DIY literary journal and publishing house, Cosmic Phallusy, which was shortlisted for the Broken Pencil International Zine Awards for Best Overall and Best Literary Publication, which is available/stocked across the world. He has appeared at the Asia Pacific Literary Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Ubud Readers and Writers Festival and Kyogle Writers Festival to talk on zines as an art form, independent publishing and street press; and his work has featured at The Blank Gallery in Tokyo, and Roxy Gallery in The Northern Rivers.
Benjo is the organiser of Byron Bay Print Fest, Northern Rivers Zine Fair and Lismore Print Fest, and runs writing and zine-making workshops across the region. Famous music critic Everett True once said Benjo could be Lester Bangs incarnate.