The arrival of , an English artist seeking to "re-find" his creative spark, and Jean-Pierre Masson , a French linguist obsessively documenting the dying Irish language, exposes the central irony of the colonizer's gaze. Both men believe they are doing "good"—one through art and the other through preservation—yet both are ultimately there for their own professional and intellectual gain.
While the outside world filters in through reportage of bombings and sectarian violence, the true battle is fought in the silences between four generations of a single fishing family. The Colony
The ancient matriarch remains a "potent bulwark" against foreign influence, speaking only Irish and refusing to let the outside world sway her. The arrival of , an English artist seeking
The arrival of , an English artist seeking to "re-find" his creative spark, and Jean-Pierre Masson , a French linguist obsessively documenting the dying Irish language, exposes the central irony of the colonizer's gaze. Both men believe they are doing "good"—one through art and the other through preservation—yet both are ultimately there for their own professional and intellectual gain.
While the outside world filters in through reportage of bombings and sectarian violence, the true battle is fought in the silences between four generations of a single fishing family.
The ancient matriarch remains a "potent bulwark" against foreign influence, speaking only Irish and refusing to let the outside world sway her.