An immersive and sensory celebration of poetry and the critical role women have played in creating Canada’s international literary reputation, Fiery Sparks of Light reimagines a collection of poems by renowned Canadian women poets as an augmented reality experience. Using volumetric cinema technology as the foundation, it’s accompanying printed book contains QR codes that trigger holo- grams on a mobile device of the poets reading their original poems, while audiovisual effects augment the viewer’s experience.
Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Fiery Sparks of Light, is a CFC Media Lab and York University Immersive Storytelling Lab Co-Production in Partnership with Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry supported by OCAD University.