ABOUT
Malcolm McKinnon is an Australian artist, filmmaker, curator and ghost-wrangler working mainly in the realms of social history and digital media. He has an abiding interest in the surprising labyrinths of living memory and the peculiar beauty of local vernacular. Over the past thirty years his work has encompassed documentary filmmaking, oral history, urban planning, public and community art projects, critical writing and exhibitions. (Sometimes he also makes paintings and drawings.) Much of his work is produced with and for rural and regional communities.
Current Projects
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TALKING SIDEWAYS - stories & conversations from Finniss Springs
A book of instructive stories from Finniss Springs, once the site of an Aboriginal mission in the far-north of South Australia. Written and developed with Reg Dodd. Published by University of Queensland Press, March 2019 For info see here and here |
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RE/POSSESSION
Exploring the repatriation of a colonial collection of Aboriginal artefacts to their traditional owners. A project for the Burke Museum in Beechworth, Victoria. |
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SWANSTON & FLINDERS A short film exploring the history and significance of Melbourne's most famous site, developed with Prof. Andrew May (Melbourne History Workshop at University of Melbourne). To be presented at City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall, mid 2020 (https://melbournehistoryworkshop.com) |
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CLOSE TO THE BONE
A film and related exhibition about conflict on the pastoral frontier in colonial South Australia, developing as a collaborative project with Jared Thomas for the South Australian Museum. |
curriculum vitae
| malcolm_mckinnon_cv-2019.pdf |