Black Pond

Artistfilmmaker Jessica Sarah Rinland presents Black Pond a film that explores the activity within a common land in the south of England Previously occupied by the 17th century agrarian socialists The Diggers the land is currently inhabited by a Natural History Society whose occupations include bat and moth trapping mycology tree measuring and botanical walks After two years of filming on the land the footage was shown to the members of the Society Their memories and responses were recorded and subsequently used as part of the films narration The film does not offer a comprehensive record of the history of humans within the area Instead it explores more intimately humans relationship with and within land and nature