The Berlin and Sirin map is a very difficult visual and literary game with texts by V. V. Nabokov (V. Sirin), comments by Vyacheslav Kuritsyn from the book Nabokov without Lolita and special reading rules cunningly constructed by the I-O typographer.
A variable font Sirin was built for the map, changing the width, density, height of lowercase letters, sprouting serifs and releasing claws.
Special thanks to the co—author — Vyacheslav Kuritsyn not only allowed the use of comments and maps from his excellent book, but also did a titanic job of collecting Nabokov quotes dedicated to Berlin.
In the background of my map is the original 1928 Berlin plan by Pharus publishing house. This plan is processed in such a way that it is clearly visible only in those areas where Sirin and his heroes have been. The rest of the territory remains the same terra incognita as it was for the young writer a hundred years ago.
The font and map were built from March to November 2024
