A study of cross-modal expression and cross-sensory objects.
Using metaphor to find what lies between the senses.
“Metaphor: seeing the similar in the dissimilar and forgetting the connections between the two” - Synesthesia by Richard E. Cytowic(28).
I began by journaling my experience of two senses...
Oct 14 2022 2:22pm
feel:
- car under my feet
- feet on the ground
- heat underarms
- phone in hand
- hunger
- sharpie in hand
- lightheaded from sniffing
- my hair
- itch on forehead
smell:
- Le Labo -matcha 26
- Sharpie
- rubber
- hair conditioner
- gasoline
- Mcdonald’s air
insights:
- Sensations are momentary glimpses at long processes
- Aware of other sensory information for safety
- I’m most aware of new smells and temperature