The Dark Mile

Modern, urban life and archaic, rural living stand opposing each other, seemingly incompatible. Removing yourself from the former to the latter can be alternatively relaxing or isolating. This divide between urban society and rural, technology and nature, runs throughout Gary Love’s The Dark Mile. Like in the deep lakes and dense fog of the Scottish Highlands, something unsettling lurks just out of sight.

Claire and Louise ascend from London to this rural area, coping with personal tragedy, running from the past. While the placid atmosphere suits Louise, Claire is partially stuck in her pr...