{"id":5185,"date":"2021-07-03T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2021-08-03T09:39:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T09:39:43","slug":"new-augmented-reality-app-exposes-the-hidden-history-of-wirral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielparente.net\/en\/2021\/07\/03\/new-augmented-reality-app-exposes-the-hidden-history-of-wirral\/","title":{"rendered":"New augmented reality app exposes the hidden history of Wirral"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new app has been launched that reveals the hidden stories of Wirral which can be viewed and explored using a mobile phone.<\/p>\n

The project has been led by artist Alan Dunn, who designed the iconic Ray and Julie chairs sculpture<\/a> on London Road. <\/p>\n

By visiting www.fourwordswirral.com<\/a> on a mobile phone, people can use the free digital art app to place augmented reality sculptures on their travels that reveal stories and hidden connections to where they find themselves. <\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/b>Tiny 200-year-old prison that people unknowingly pass on the street every day<\/a><\/p>\n

The project is designed to explore Wirral’s<\/a> contemporary folklore and social history<\/a> through stories which have been condensed down to just four words. <\/p>\n

It was created with the help of seven artists, including Alan, visiting three locations – Port Sunlight<\/a>, New Ferry<\/a> and Spital<\/a> – with the aim of uncovering the hidden history of those towns. <\/p>\n

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Alan said the idea started in lockdown when he began walking his dog Lulu and began to explore in more detail the Spital neighbourhood on his own doorstep.<\/p>\n

He discovered that Italian prisoners of war were once housed in scout huts on the edge of Dibbinsdale Nature Reserve woods in Spital, not far from where Harold Wilson lived.<\/p>\n

The paths through the woods were built by those prisoners of war, which is now a nature reserve and park filled with birdsong.<\/p>\n

The final result is that thirty hidden stories have been unearthed \u2013 all distilled down to four words each – that reveal connections with slavery, a community in transformation after a massive explosion, hidden viruses and the power of nature and wildlife during a pandemic.<\/p>\n

Explore history and nostalgia in your area by entering your postcode below<\/b><\/p>\n

Weirdly, the project also unearthed other unexpected links to \u2018A Clockwork Orange\u2019, Batman and even the Beach Boys.<\/p>\n

Alan said: “I had the idea for this project…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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