Hear Callum McGrath discusses his work River Torrens, in the IMA’s Green Screen program. It was filmed on the banks of the Torrens River, Adelaide, at the exact spot that gay academic George Duncan was allegedly murdered in 1973 by three police officers, who were never charged. This was a catalyst for homosexual law reform in Australia. River Torrens operates as a sombre reflection on the history of queer experience. McGrath mediates his cultural inheritance of homosexual male narratives.
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Informed by queer history and experiences, Callum McGrath disrupts and negotiates representations of queer male identity. His work has featured in group and solo exhibitions including: Passing, West Space, Melbourne; Hatched, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth; Rose Tinted, Feltspace, Adelaide; and Site (Re) Constructed, Bus Projects, Melbourne. He is a founding director of Cut Thumb ARI.
