Digital memory objectsDigital memory objects or digital shrines have the function of archiving, documenting, sharing, mourning and grieving. They rematerialize and initiate commemorative practices and have the ability to create and maintain social, human relationships, bring people together, etc. „In contexts in which refugees are on the move and families are dispersed over different continents, digitalized photographs are memorial objects that can... More or digital shrinesDigital shrines or digital memory objects are developed for vernacular, artistic or activist memorialization or remembering of missing persons and connecting mourners across long distances. They include analogous and digitally born images, verses from the literature or religious texts, personal notes and thoughts, videos and video collages that circulating online. They are „intended to comfort friends and family in dealing... More have the function of archiving, documenting, sharing, mourning and grieving. They rematerialize and initiate commemorative practices and have the ability to create and maintain social, human relationships, bring people together, etc. „In contexts in which refugees are on the move and families are dispersed over different continents, digitalized photographs are memorial objects that can be distributed transnationally. Survivors"The risk of death turns those who complete a journey successfully into ‘survivors’. This term – unlike definitions such as ‘irregular’ or ‘illegal’ – evokes humanitarian feelings of compassion; however, it does not evoke the idea of a recognition of rights besides that to life. Therefore, pretty much like ‘irregular’ or ‘illegal’, it contributes to a symbolic inferiorization of migrants.“... More can access relevant photographs from online news sites or through their own online archives on social media. The things they had carried with them were lost along the way or at the moment of the disaster, but digital archives allow them access from anywhere to material that can be appropriated and repurposed for memorialization.“ (Horsti 2019: 678). Digital memory objectsDigital memory objects or digital shrines have the function of archiving, documenting, sharing, mourning and grieving. They rematerialize and initiate commemorative practices and have the ability to create and maintain social, human relationships, bring people together, etc. „In contexts in which refugees are on the move and families are dispersed over different continents, digitalized photographs are memorial objects that can... More can have different formats, from online memorials to photographs, gifs etc.
Literature:
Horsti, Karina. 2019. „Digital Materialities in the Diasporic Mourning of Migrant DeathDeath is physical, biological and social phenomena. Death as social phenomena remains present in society and is handled symbolically after life is over. ... More“. European Journal of Communication 34/6: 671-681.