Can a Creature Forgive its Mother?

Can a Creature Forgive its Mother? is a time-based narrative work that exists in close dialogue with MY LEGACY, continuing an ongoing exploration of inheritance, memory, and emotional trauma. Through moving image and reflective storytelling, the piece examines cycles of generational abuse, familial tragedy, and the psychological scars passed between parent and child. Drawing from the ways themes of family trauma are represented across television, video games, and film, the work asks how media can serve as both mirror and language for experiences that are often difficult to articulate. In doing so, Can a Creature Forgive its Mother? invites a deeper conversation about what familial trauma truly means, and whether understanding can ever lead to forgiveness.