Sound of Color

Chromesthesia, a subtype of synesthesia, is a condition in which an individual involuntarily processes audio senses into colors. This condition stresses the individual experience above all else, as no two people translate a stimulus the same way. The associations the brain unconsciously makes are influenced by a multitude of factors leading to an infinite possibility of outcomes. As an artist, my creative process strives to connect and translate my individual experiences visually reflecting the nature of chromesthesia, as it too translates the experience of sound into colors.

A conceptual installation is created through this video emphasizing the individual translation of color into sounds. I asked individuals to create and record a sound that they would consider reflects a certain color. There are a total of six colors, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. As the audio associations accumulate, it begins to build the audiovisual experience of each individual in a tangible way. Through this process, colors are translated into audible experiences, redefining the way we experience visual imagery.