Latido
Author: Rubria Rocha de Luna
Year: 2026
Medium: Electronic Literature / Interactive Digital Poem
Description
Latido, part of the Memoria series, is an interactive digital poem that explores intergenerational love, grief, and the preservation of a mother's immaterial legacy. Through an interface driven by the user's interaction, the poem reveals itself line by line with each click. As the text appears, every visible verse pulses continuously to the synchronized rhythm of a beating heart. The work transforms the written word from a static memory into a living, breathing entity, acting as a shared ritual of remembrance that honors the enduring bond between a mother, her daughter, and her granddaughter across the boundaries of life and death.
👉 View the project: https://rubriar.github.io/latido/
Artistic Statement
Latido utilizes rhythmic animation and user-driven interaction to physically manifest the pulse of a cherished memory. By requiring the reader's touch to "resuscitate" the text verse by verse, the interface turns the act of reading into an intimate ritual of connection and survival. The continuous, synchronized heartbeat of the letters visually and sonically subverts the finality of loss, creating a digital space where the mother's history remains vibrantly alive. The piece positions the screen as an active device for mourning and healing, demonstrating that while physical objects may be left behind, the immaterial fabric of love continues to beat relentlessly within the digital architecture.
Credits
Developed for the course La máquina creadora, led by professor Iván Vergara GarcĂa, Universidad de Salamanca.
Concept, Code, and Visual Design: Rubria Rocha de Luna (with Gemini AI code assistance)
Images: Edited and generated via ChatGPT, 2026
Technology: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Sound Assets: Heartbeats 61.wav by patobottos -- https://freesound.org/s/369017/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
All rights reserved © Rubria Rocha de Luna, 2026.