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The relationship between color and music

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Siana Altiise |

TEDxPeachtree

• October 2017

What if we see also colors when we hear music? Sensory artist Siana Altiise recreates this phenomenon in this unusual and beautiful talk/performance. Siana uses her extrasensory condition known as synesthesia to compose songs according to their vivid color patterns and tones and to give life to emotions that music evoke through her paintings. An Atlanta resident, Siana has created experiential, interactive spaces for Synesthetes and non-Synesthetes alike in the United States and Asia. Siana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Experimental Psychology from Florida Atlantic University and was previously an English language instructor in Asia.

What if we see also colors when we hear music? Sensory artist Siana Altiise recreates this phenomenon in this unusual and beautiful talk/performance. Siana uses her extrasensory condition known as synesthesia to compose songs according to their vivid color patterns and tones and to give life to emotions that music evoke through her paintings. An Atlanta resident, Siana has created experiential, interactive spaces for Synesthetes and non-Synesthetes alike in the United States and Asia. Siana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Experimental Psychology from Florida Atlantic University and was previously an English language instructor in Asia.

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