 Intra began writing about art for a magazine named "Stamp" while at art school in Auckland.At the time of his death Intra was West Coast editor for "Art and Text", and helped edit the magazine "Semiotext"; his writing was published in "Tema Celeste", "Artforum", "Bookforum" and "Flash Art".In 1998 Intra and fellow art student Steve Hanson, who Intra worked with in the library at the Art Center, decided to start an artist-run gallery.