What is it about?

This project focuses on the development of a transmedia digital book that brings together narrative, technology, and community knowledge to tell the story of Emilia, a teenager who travels to San Basilio de Palenque after losing her parents in a fire caused by unsafe household energy practices.

Objective

The initiative aims not only to reconstruct the protagonist’s identity through her connection to her family’s Afro-Indigenous roots, but also to promote a critical understanding of electrical risks from a culturally grounded perspective. To achieve this, the project incorporated a qualitative research and co-creation process with the Palenquero community, which included field visits to validate narrative, aesthetic, and symbolic elements from the local worldview. The team conducted interviews with primary sources, exploratory workshops, community walks, and on-site sound recordings used for musical composition and multimedia design.