Hemendik was developed to highlight the creativity and history of our country through narrative. It is a unifying project of then and now in which retrospection and current trend intertwine. Indeed, the aim was to understand the present and inspire the future by beginning with the past. So we set out to establish a collection of recollections for everyone to share. We took particular interest in creative processes that open the door to adaptation and pave the way towards future relevance. We wanted to pick over the stitching that connects our rich seams of industry, culture and society.
The story of 50 iconic objects
from the Basque Country
Exploring the story behind an object provides an opportunity to encounter an array of various contexts, whether geographical, historical, political or social. Through this selection of 50 objects we reveal numerous facets of a country that, split in different entities, lacks collective memory. When devising things, it is, and has always been, necessary to do and redo, make and remake, scrutinize, innovate, rework, improve, adapt, invent, venture. It is this long road of discovery, this creative process that particularly interests us here.
Little reflection is given to industrial or artisanal production; its heritage and cultural value is only too often underestimated. The book is available in three versions: Basque/English, Basque/Spanish and Basque/French.
There are several ways in which to learn about a country: looking at its history, landscapes, inhabitants, culture, languages, experiences… We decided to approach the wealth and diversity of the Basque Country through its things; so we called this book Hemendik – the word in Basque meaning ‘from here’.
Through this selection of 50 objects we reveal numerous facets of a country that, split in different entities, lacks collective memory. When devising things, it is, and has always been, necessary to do and redo, make and remake, scrutinize, innovate, rework, improve, adapt, invent, venture. It is this long road of discovery, this creative process that particularly interests us here.
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