Steven McInerney (b. Melbourne, 1983) is an artist living in London, combining 16mm, digital projection, and sound spatialisation to create expanded forms of cinema, live audiovisual performances, and installations. McInerney’s work investigates behavioural responses to emergent phenomena, using the time-variant systems of media for exploration. Their cinematic work draws upon dichotomous energies, meditating between the sacred and profane. Live performances utilise multi-channel projection and real-time feedback systems, employing a structuralist methodology that values error and reappropriation. From here, spectulative narratives take form, often blurring the lines between science and fiction. McInerney is the founder of Psyché Tropes, an interdisciplinary platform for media archaeological research and publication, with a monthly radio programme on Resonance 104.4 FM.
McInerney’s films have received international recognition with awards, with funding and support from Arts Council England, Lux Moving Image, Film London, and British Film Council. They co-founded and directed the Hackney Film Festival from 2010–2012, and has been featured on BBC Radio and Ina GRM’s L'Expérimentale on France Musique. Reviews in print and online include The Wire Magazine, Wallpaper, Elephant, Ableton, and Electronic Sound among others. McInerney performs and releases as Merkaba Macabre, while other collaborative projects include IOME, Post Coma, and Flying Disks.