Missing the hubbub: Memory and identity in interactive audios

In this paper we describe an interactive object called Barahúnda Boba, that was developed through the exploration of Quito’s identity (a city placed in the mountains in Latin América). The interactive object is an audio container system that reproduces environmental sounds of the city to preserve the memory of Quito. This product was built after studying the Baroque’s concepts, as a period, extrapolated to the Baroque’s culture. The program that plays and stores the audio is written originally in JavaScript under the p5.js’s library. The object is a decorative product, handcrafted in pine wood. The components are assembled in an Arduino and they are embedded in the product. Although the object has a user interface, the product (just like the noise of the city) can not be fully controlled.