Poemotion 1 and Poemotion 2 are interactive book-objects. The abstract graphical patterns in this small volumes are set in motion as soon as you move the attached special foil across them: moiré effects allow complex forms to develop, set circles in motion and make graphical patterns vibrate. Inspired by Seesaw, an earlier book from the publisher, in a playful and at the same time minimalist way the Japanese designer Takahiro Kurashima establishes a link to the motif of a “School of Seeing” that has long occupied a special place in the program of Lars Müller Publishers. With this books the viewer can discover how, as if by magic, figures and forms are created out of optical overlays, set in motion and then disappear again. New in Poemotion 2 is the use of color.
A video is available at https://vimeo.com/57457657