I spent the last 2 months working on a free website that would make it possible for anyone to create a stunning light installation at home. The principle is simple, with a very simple custom click-mapping tool you can draw shapes in the physical world and then type poems that will interact with them.
You can try it right now without any download or subscription at Caligram.art.
“Caligram is an experiment that aims to let us reconnect with words, give some room to them, let them float around, mix and match to create unexpected collisions and ideas.”
Whether it would be on books, frames, and walls or with your body, indoor or outdoor, users are encouraged to get creative with floating words. You can also play with custom backgrounds and share in-screen poems if you don't have access to a projector.
Caligram is born after many experiments around poetry and digital words in physical space. It has been selected for an online residency fund by Centre Phi (Montreal, Canada) called Lignes Paralleles in the context of the CoVid19 confinement.
The general vision behind Caligram is to build a DIY-happy alternative to existing video games, beyond the borders of the 16/9 screen.
