corazón de melón

mi corazón de melon is a term of endearment in Spanish that translates to my heart of melon. coined from the ‘56 song by Hermanas Benítez, it’s a term my parents called me and my sibling growing up. in honor of their legacy and the home I was raised — this web art aims to archive my childhood family albums through the form, story, and experience of my childhood home. Exploring themes of place-based memory, counter-mapping, and gatekeeping, users are given access to my family archive over time and story.

    • Archivist: Dre Jácome

    • Coding: Dre Jácome

    • Interviewer: Dre Jácome

    • Photographer: Miguel Jacome

    • Writing: Maryli Jácome

    • Javascript

    • CSS

    • HTML

demo

Users who spend time toggling the photos on the main page will eventually see a “knock knock” button that appears when the background is transparent. Prompted to introduce themselves, they are asked to clarify their intentions.If granted access, they hear words from my mother — the primary caretaker of my house — and they are welcomed to wander around the memory field.

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