Best known for his ethnographic excursions into remote areas and alien cultures, Ben Rivers’ short film series Things focuses instead on his domestic surroundings and the familiar, often treasured objects he turns to for comfort or material. Rather than Pacific islands or mountainous forests, he will confine his roaming eye to an altogether more intimate environment.

Things was commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella as part of Stay Where You Are. With thanks to Arts Council England, Jerwood Charitable Foundation, Gareth Evans and Aldeburgh Music.