Heirloom explores traditional Sri Lankan practice and the generational trauma carried by diaspora communities: pain passed down from one generation to the next, or what some describe as “soul wounds”.

Vivid, demonic Raksha masks run throughout the prints. Long used in healing rituals, each mask holds its own purpose. Here, they are set against bold florals, symbols of sensitivity and vulnerability. These florals are deliberately robust rather than dainty, because healing asks us to recognise our vulnerability alongside our strength and resilience.

On the Pauwla Skirt, the shattered lines that carry the words mum, dad, grandmother and grandfather in Sinhala and Tamil reflect how trauma fractures families and leaves them believing the world is unsafe.

Together, the prints ask whether generational trauma must be met with anger, fear and suppression, or whether vulnerability and sensitivity might serve us better.