March 2024
Check out this interesting interview with James Wannerton on the Journey through the Senses website!
James Wannerton is a well-known lexical-gustatory synesthete who has made many media appearances and is the President of the UK Synaesthesia Association. He recently collaborated with a successful theatre piece, Pete Carruthers' The Possibility of Colour, about neurodiversity, synesthesia and how we can fight against the standardisation of our society and the dark possibility of deriving towards a dystopian future. Pat Duffy interviews James to find out more about the play and how he reacted to seeing a word-tasting synesthete being brought to life on stage for the first time.Read the article here
Pat's Q&A is posted in connection with this year's Neurodiversity Week, from 18th-24th of March. Find out more here!
February 2024 (2)
Take a look at beautiful recent works by synesthete artists on this site and… Listen in to the Synesthesia Art Talks on Wednesday 28th February
The synaesthesia.art team says:
"synaesthesia.art is the first online gallery for synaesthetic art and was launched in summer 2023. With the synaesthesia.art talks series we present the work of contemporary artists whose work looks at synaesthesia from diverse perspectives. The artists in our talks experience synaesthesia themselves, which informs their work. Each talk offers a unique look into the experience and creative processes of the artists we celebrate at synaesthesia.art.
synaesthesia.art talk #1 on 28/02/2024 at 3pm (GMT) with talks by the artists Ninghui Xiong (China), CC Hart (USA) and Timothy B Layden (UK).
Moderation: Michael Haverkamp
The Zoom link to access the Art Talk will be available on the gallery website synaesthesia.art on 28/02/2024.
We look forward to seeing you there!"
February 2024 (1)
“The
Possibility of Colour”, a new play written by Pete Carruthers, is on tour in the
UK.
Pete
collaborated with James Wannerton for his inclusion of lexical-gustatory synesthesia
in the piece, a funny, thought-provoking work about AI-induced standardisation
of minds exploring the topic of neurodiversity.
“The Possibility of Colour” will soon be forming part of training given to health professionals.
“I think
it’s fair to say that when most people witness unusual traits in others,
they’re much more likely to respond with fear and suspicion than with curiosity
and open-mindedness … it results in missed opportunities for the whole of
society, with its blinkered insistence on a perceived ‘neurotypical’ ideal.”Pete
Carruthers
See the
4-minute trailer for the play here
Find out
what’s behind the scenes: Pat Duffy interviews Pete Carruthers on the Journey Through
the Senses website here
And why not
attend a film screening of the play, interviews and dinner and drinks if you
can be in Innsbruck, Austria on the 24th of February? More info hereThis event is part
of Maike Pressing’s celebrations for the one-year anniversary of her Let’s Talk Synesthesia podcast.
January 2024
7th online Synesthesia seminar: Cuisine
17th of January, from 3:30 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. GMT
The seminar will delve into the concept of taste as a
multisensory experience. How does the interplay of multiple senses impact our
experience of eating and drinking? Furthermore, how do modern chefs engage in
experimental approaches with synesthetic flavors?
Speakers:
Gabriela Ruiz Lugo – chef and restaurant owner, named the
best chef in Mexico by the Mexican Gastronomic Council;
James Wannerton – artist and writer, President of the UK
Synaesthesia Association;
Qian Janice Wang – Associate Professor of Consumer
Psychology at the University of Copenhagen;
Concluding words by Carolyn CC Hart, IASAS Secretary.
Click here for the link to the live seminar
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The Possibility of Colour is a great play!
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