About the Hidden Hero and their story
Our hidden hero was the great-grandfather of two of our team members, Gabi & Giulia, and his name was Lindolpho Espeschit. Born in 1896, he was a journalist and writer from Brazil who published his first book and biography at the age of 98 years old, four years before his death at age 102. He was chosen for the rich stories and accounts he left behind in his book, and his great–granddaughters' wish to explore his legacy and the history of their German ancestors' migration to Brazil. While our main source of inspiration was his book, we also interviewed one of his last remaining daughters and explored a large archive of photos, footage and memorabilia different members of the family have kept along the years. Lindolpho himself described his biography as 'pieces of his soul that were left over' from many places and crossroads in life. In our prototype, we explore the idea of uncovering these fragments through the art of collage, where the creation process itself represents his great-granddaughters' journey in revisiting vignettes of his life and finding new meaning in his legacy.

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