For the project 'Poetry on the mobile screen' initiated by the Dutch Foundation for Literature and Mondrian Foundation, poet Wim Brands and graphic designer Max Kisman made the iPad app ”IJsseloever”: Sixteen moments of the lives of two elderly women are hidden in the IJssel river valley. They watch the ships, read their names and in their minds they sail to foreign countries. The story also contains 15 video poems and one audio clip. The app is published by TYP/Three Publishers and is available from 17 May 2012 in the App Store for €1,59.
A printed map of the IJssel river valley will be published as well. When you point your smartphone at the markers on the map, you can watch the videos with the Junaio augmented reality browser (€2 excl. shipping).
Six different teams of poets and designers participated in 'Poetry on the mobile screen'. The final results will be presented on 17 May 2012 on 16 hours in the Trouw Building in Amsterdam.