The Whitworth Group’s artist-filmmaker Nick Jordan made this lyrical short film from conversations recorded for Series 1 of our #RareDConversations podcast series, coupled with beautiful imagery taken of a rare, restored peatland habitat in Chat Moss, Greater Manchester. 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 healthcare. The film can be watched here:

Rare Frequencies, along with Genetic Sequences and The Entangled Forest, is the first in a trilogy of recent films by the artist, which featured in his solo exhibition ‘Natural Interaction‘ at HOME, Manchester. The works draw upon the artist’s collaborations with ecologists, narrative therapists, genetic counsellors and medical geneticists, interconnecting the lived experience of rare health conditions with the reciprocal behaviours and symbiotic systems found in nature.

Combined with audio conversations on the importance of science and the lessons we can learn from the natural world, Jordan’s hybrid documentaries explore diverse landscapes and ecosystems, including restored and rewilded peatlands, networks of mycelium, botanical gardens, urban woodlands and ancient forests; threading together themes of community and mutuality, resilience and renewal.

For further info about the artist:
www.nickjordan.info
@nickjordanart