A Proposed Vocabulary Exchange

A Proposed Vocabulary Exchange critically re-imagines the predatory language often associated within wildlife re-presentation, and documentary practice more broadly. Each 'exchange' hypothetically substitutes common words such as 'capture', 'take' and 'shoot' for an alternative glossary based upon reciprocity, participation and affect. The film employs subtle use of sound and symbols and contests ideas of the 'exotic' by locating itself within the everyday humdrum of passing aeroplanes, television sets, natural light and a tea stained table.