The Salmon Leapt Toward Babel
Basil Al-Rawi
Synopsis
The Salmon Leapt Toward Babel combines archive photographs taken by the artist as a child in Jordan with 8mm and 16mm film footage taken in his hometown of Leixlip, Co. Kildare. Using vignettes of memories voiced by the artist in Irish and Arab, the film explores memory and identity.
Details
Title
The Salmon Leapt Toward Babel
Year
2020
Form
Short
Key phrases
experimental, abstract, nature, memory, identity
Language
Arabic; Irish; English subtitles
Duration
11:45:00
Original formats
Film16mm; film 8mm/Super8mm
Aspect ratio
16:9
Colour
Colour
Sound
Yes
