Rare Frequencies

Rare Frequencies is a film which draws upon conversations with people impacted by rare health conditions, recorded with members of the public, patients and practitioners involved in genomic medicine. Exploring the definition and frequency of rare conditions, the discussions are combined with footage filmed at a rewilded nature reserve in Manchester, UK, where native mossland plants and wetland species have been reintroduced to restore and protect a lowland raised peatbog. This former industrial landscape now hosts a diverse habitat of rare and endangered wildlife, and plays a vital role in storing carbon and mitigating the climate crisis, following centuries of coal mining, turf farming and commercial peat extraction. With an original and evocative soundtrack score, the documentary connects together themes of community and mutuality, resilience and renewal, in the context of environmental, social and personal wellbeing.

The film featured in the artist's solo exhibition 'Natural Interaction', at HOME, Manchester (2023).