The Poetry Cube

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Description

Artist Statement
One possible reading is as 3-dimensional concrete poetry sculpture generator. The cube interface allows the reader to move the interface in 3-dimesional space, with the all elements placed on the cube transforming in proportion to the cube's movement, perspective and warping is reasonably maintained as the cube is moved. Furthermore, each of the rows and columns can be moved to further recreate the placement and graphical nature of the poem.
Each of the sides of the poem are colour coded to give the reader a reference point for the initial configuration of the interface, so changes become more apparent. A learning tool designed by myself and programmer Rory Hering. The Cube allows users/poets to enter a 16 line poem, with those lines automatically placed within the multi-layered sections. Use the buttons to move in and out, recombining the poems by turning the Cube upwards, downwards and inwards. Built to act as a bridge between the print and digital worlds.
Source of Artist Statement

Creator

Nelson, Jason

Date

2007-8

Rights

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Genre

Web based digital poetry

Platform

Flash

Citation

Nelson, Jason, “The Poetry Cube,” ADELTA, accessed December 22, 2024, https://adelta.uws.edu.au/items/show/126.