The purpose of creating a project of this particular nature is to encapsulate the sensation that synaesthetes experience and share it with the viewer, synaesthete or not. The viewers are people that have not generally encountered or understood the concept of synaesthesia but they are able relate to it through the feeling of associating a memory with one of their senses; being able to recall the sound, sight and smell of a particular object just from memory.
Synaesthesia is not a commonly known phrase or neurological enhancement. Synaevision aims to transform the experiences of synesthetes into visual communication. It also provides a platform for the creative material produced by synesthetes in order to contribute a true visual representation.
This website allows the viewer is able to connect on a creative level as well as an individual. By lacing the website with a variety of textures, sounds, movements and tastes it encourages all of the senses to activate simultaneously. I have purposely overwhelmed areas of the website with contrasting visuals and interactions in order to emphasise an element of chaos that synesthetes undergo. The research into what synesthetes experience has broadened my creative boundaries but also given me the freedom to interpret stimuli and demonstrate my artistic ability.
Understanding each image or taking it literally is not the aim but rather to appreciate the prospect of more than one sense being active at a time. For a non-synesthete trying to relate to a concept that is not a reality can be challenging, Synaevision brings to life the possibility of a shared understanding through sense stimulating imagery.
SYNAEVISION is a creative collection inspired by, created and enhanced by people with synesthesia.
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