Hearing Colours, Seeing Sounds
Wednesday
31 May 2006
19:00 - 20:30
Would you describe a B played on the cello as an ominous dark shape made of synthetic fur, with teeth embedded in its back? Or does it have a claggy peanut-butter middle with chocolate rippled over it? Would a D sharp appear like a fluid, crenellated burst of colour, trailing sparkles as it goes?
Synaesthesia, from the Greek syn (union) and aesthesis (sensation), is the mixing of senses. People with synaesthesia literally "see" music in colour and movement. Animator Samantha Moore has worked with Jamie Ward of University College London and musicians from the New London Orchestra to develop a project looking at how synaesthetes react visually to music. Their unique responses have been animated, and form a fascinating archive of material which helps explain the way in which all of us respond to music. Artist Lynette Kay, a synaesthete, will show us her paintings inspired by music.
Join us for an evening of music, animation and discussion, which will even give you the chance to test yourself for synaesthesia!
Event organised by
The European Dana Alliance for the Brain and the New London Orchestra
Synaesthesia, from the Greek syn (union) and aesthesis (sensation), is the mixing of senses. People with synaesthesia literally "see" music in colour and movement. Animator Samantha Moore has worked with Jamie Ward of University College London and musicians from the New London Orchestra to develop a project looking at how synaesthetes react visually to music. Their unique responses have been animated, and form a fascinating archive of material which helps explain the way in which all of us respond to music. Artist Lynette Kay, a synaesthete, will show us her paintings inspired by music.
Join us for an evening of music, animation and discussion, which will even give you the chance to test yourself for synaesthesia!
Event organised by
The European Dana Alliance for the Brain and the New London Orchestra