Information
Nicole Stenger >
»THE ISLE THAT WAS A BOOK«, 2010 - 2011
Co-Workers & Funding:
Music "Cascades" by Christian Marsac.http://www.nicolestenger.com/ISLE-BOOK.htm
Technology
Interface
Interface
Multimedia/Technologies
Descriptions & Essays
A revolutionary Poetry Book, programmed in Web Based VRML and conceived for immersion.
Texts translated from "Vite de la Banane", available at the New York Public Library, and the urbana Champaign Library of Illinois.
Read by the author.
The book is a 2 storied transparent construction with an elevator, located on an island in the middle of the ocean.
Each poem is a spatial area in the construction, with a sound file positioned in 3D.
Navigation opens and closes the various sound files/poems.
Text also available by clicking on books.
The latest in Stenger's illustration of Poetry including 3D animation and sound.
Former works include THE SYNTHETIC FAMILY (2000) and THE CALIFORNIA TRILOGY (1999-2000)
Literature
Popper, Frank. From Technological to Virtual Art. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2006.
Popper, Frank. Art of the Electronic Age. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997.
Stenger, Nicole. »Mind is a Leaking Rainbow.« In Cyberspace: First Steps, edited by Michael L. Benedikt. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1991.
Exhibitions & Events