Uncommon

Uncommon is a 16mm film in which Lucas observes and portrays three men at work in the local countryside, a deer stalker and squirrel trapper and an activist who uses road kill. In previous work Lucas has explored social networks and group relationships and this work departs to focus on the solitary activities the men pursue, and their relationship with animals and through the land.
Her work asks subtle questions about the film’s subjects, manifesting the physical quality of their work, avoiding broadcast formats of storytelling or informing. Who are they, why are we told so little, unanswered questions evoke a palpable atmosphere and take us to a place outside the verbal.
The film was first shown in a ponybox on Powerstock Common, Dorset using pedal power, as part of Road For the Future June 2012, curated by Anna Best.
Dir , Camera, Edit, Sound – Anna Lucas
Sound mixed by Jessica Marlowe