” version, memories can be shared where users can see all the candles lit by those who visited the site. If a candle is lit, users can also hear a match strike sound on the site.” version can retain data of individually lit candles on the site through the web browser’sfor future visits. However, the memory will be erased if website data is erased from the browser.
The web designer also recognizes that sites such as “Ang Bantayog” are not meant to be taken equally to a commemorating of Martial Law through a monument. “As I’ve been physically distanced from the Philippines since coming to the US for college, I have been interested in treating websites as space, literally as sites, as a form of gathering and social practice,” they said.