This was a group project with 4 other students at Willem De Kooning Academy. We were asked to create a publication for the Leerling/Meester, which is a set of 12 exhibitions held at Kunstpodium T, which is a project where student artists work together with well-known artists.

We translated the freedom and space that Kunstpodium T offered us into a new space. A space both inside and outside the book.

A book is a collection of texts and/or imagery. It forms a physical archive which immediately is outdated after the moment of issue. A fixed static object. Where as a book normally ends, this publication forms a dynamic space.

The students have a physical space in the book but also a digital one. This is visible through an interactive print. The pages in the book can be scanned with the Layar application on a smartphone or tablet, where this space becomes visible.
With this virtual Layar layer, which floats above the printed book, it constantly stays in development and is up to date. This is in complete contrast to the printed book. This layer forms a space, which is filled with extra imagery, youtube links and website links. We found it a challenge to create a book which stays up to date, and where the artists could actively contribute to the content.

We didn't want Layar to be a "gadget" but a necessity, which is why the artists imagery is distorted and in black and white on the printed pages.