The Wind that shakes the Barley - 7’55, colour, sound, Ireland, 2008 – DE1908
Small rocks lie scattered on a western hill of Achill Island near the Irish coast. These are nameless headstones in memory of unbaptized children.
The unmarked, undated memorials from the 19th century are overgrown with grass
and scrub. They lie like small rocks in the surf, unmoved by the winds that graze through the sparse coastal vegetation.
In the background, one hears a soundtrack based on the Irish folksong: The Wind that shakes the Barley.
Small rocks lie scattered on a western hill of Achill Island near the Irish coast. These are nameless headstones in memory of unbaptized children.
The unmarked, undated memorials from the 19th century are overgrown with grass
and scrub. They lie like small rocks in the surf, unmoved by the winds that graze through the sparse coastal vegetation.
In the background, one hears a soundtrack based on the Irish folksong: The Wind that shakes the Barley.
