Drawing from the Well

A pilgrimage from west Wales to Wexford seeking a deeper understanding of ancestry, roots and inheritance. What is passed from generation to generation? A photo, a song. And what gets left behind or lost along the way? Rowan O'Neill travels with water collected from a well next to the Church where she was baptised, looking for a place to pour it. Text in Welsh, English and Irish.

Rowan O'Neill is an artist, writer and performance maker from Felinwynt, Ceredigion, West Wales. Her research and creative practice represents a continuing investigation of language, identity, place and belonging, inspired by a rural agricultural up-bringing in a predominantly Welsh speaking community. Her work often uses song and autobiographical narratives as the starting point for public events and community performances exploring migration, genealogical time and the interconnectedness of people and place.