Capturing the Ephemeral: Using Digital Tools to Record Sites of Participatory Memory

Abstract

Throughout the world, every day people are participating in sanctioned and unsanctioned memory making activities in public spaces. Due to their ever-changing status, sites of public memory are difficult to capture and archive. This poster brief focuses on determining methods for successfully recording the changes in these spaces using various digital platforms. By exploring and testing these platforms, we hope to discover which space offers the best way to discuss and record a site. The findings of this research will offer insight on how best to capture and discuss spaces that undergo frequent change.