Donigan Cumming
author · photographer
Donigan Cumming (born 1947) is an American-born Canadian multimedia artist who uses photography, video, drawing, sound, and text in experimental documentary films, collages, installations, and books. Based in Montreal, Quebec, his work explores themes of the body, truth/fiction, taboos of representation, and social engagement. His practice often involves long-term engagement with human subjects, reflecting on memory, loss, and the act of capturing lives in still and moving images. His work has been showcased in numerous international festivals and museums, including the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the Museum of Modern Art.[1,2,3,4]
- the body
- truth/fiction
- taboos of representation
- social engagement
- experimental documentary
- memory and loss
Books
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Donigan Cumming: The Stage€449.00
Works by Donigan Cumming
- 1991 The Stage Photobook featuring photography of the absurd.
- 1996 Pretty Ribbons Artist book.
- 2001 Gimlet Eye Artist book.
- 2008 Kincora Suite of drawings.
- 2009 Pencils, Ashes, Matches & Dust Artist book.
- 2016 Kerr's Suitcase Artist book.
- 2022 Even as the Falcon Plummets Portfolio and bookwork.
- 2023 Falcon's Guide Bookwork.
- 1995 A Prayer for Nettie Winner of Telefilm Canada Video Prize (1996).
- 1996 Cut the Parrot
- 1997 After Brenda Winner of Barbara Aronofsky Latham Memorial Award (1998).
- 1998 Erratic Angel Winner of Telefilm Canada Prize (1998).
- 1999 Four Storeys
- 2000 If Only I
- 2001 My Dinner with Weegee Winner of Quebec Cinema Critics Award (2002).
- 2002 Culture
- 2003 Locke's Way
- 2003 Cold Harbor
- 2005 Fountain
- 2007 3
- 2008 Monument
- 2010 Too Many Things
- 2014 Exit Interview
- 2016 Out of Kerr's Suitcase
- 2018 The Seven Wonders of the World Animation/video compilation.
Works about Donigan Cumming
- 2014 Donigan Cumming: The Stage Monograph/augmentation of the 1991 edition.
- 2020 Body to Body, the works of Donigan Cumming Monograph.
- 2011 Splitting the Choir: The Moving Images of Donigan Cumming Collection of essays.
- 1986 Reality and Motive in Documentary Photography Exhibition catalog.
Exhibitions
- 1986 Reality and Motive in Documentary Photography
- 1990 The Mirror, the Hammer and the Stage
- 1993 Diverting the Image
- 1994 Pretty Ribbons
- 1994 Harry's Diary
- 1995 Les Pleureurs
- 1996 La Répétition
- 1999 Barber's Music
- 2000 Moving Stills
- 2001 Gimlet Eye
- 2005 Moving Pictures
- 2006 La somme, le sommeil, le cauchemar
- 2008 Ex Votos
Awards
- 1996 Telefilm Canada Video Prize for Canadian Discoveries
- 1998 Barbara Aronofsky Latham Memorial Award
- 2002 Quebec Cinema Critics Award