Synesthetic Letters (2021)Photograph
by Dasha Pears

A set of 26 limited edition artworks on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.

It’s possible to choose the edition number, except 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6 and 88. Please send a message to arrange this.

26 pieces: each is 30x30 cm (11.8 x 11.8 in.) - image size with white border.

About project:

Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. In grapheme-color synesthesia, individual letters of the alphabet and numbers are associated with specific colors and sometimes colorful patterns. While different individuals usually do not report the same colors for all letters and numbers, studies with large numbers of synesthetes find some commonalities across letters (e.g. A is likely to be red). Many artists, writers, and scientists had synesthesia, among them Vincent Van Gogh, Wassily Kandinski, Vladimir Nabokov, Nicola Tesla, etc. Some synesthetes are reported to have learned how to apply their ability in daily life and work, for example, have used their abilities in memorization of names and telephone numbers, mental arithmetic, and more complex creative activities like producing visual art, music, and theater. This project attempts to show how we, two synesthetes, Dasha Pears and Jane Kristoferson, view the world and see letters in colors, sometimes attributing additional concepts to them.

Materials used:

Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper

Details:

• Photograph on Paper
• From a limited edition of 88
• Size: 30 x 30 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 34 x 34cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: People and portraits

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