To retrieve a possible heirloom investigates the familial inter-generational loss of knowledge, the process of retrieving the loss and creating the heirloom. Starting with the basket, a skill slowly dwindling away in my father’s village intrigued me to start learning. A basket, a carrier of narratives and ideas has exposed ways of learning traditions through digital media and unorthodox methods of sourcing materials. In continuation with the carrier concept of narratives, the decision to create a deer instead of a utilitarian, functional object was more important in supporting the legacy of my maternal great-grandfather. His way of devising innovation is to “synthesize the East and West, blending the old and new.” As his great-granddaughter, my views on innovation are not looking towards the West, but more towards technology. With our contrasting perspectives, comes collaboration. Knowing there are many archives, images and articles regarding my family’s lineage can create more possibilities in our legacy.

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