Our senses are perceived as five distinctly different elements of our human condition. It’s hard to imagine when a person of average health only uses one sense at a time. When you pick up a smell or a sound, a person automatically looks around to see where the source of the smell or sound is coming from. The same goes for touch. All five of the senses work together so that we can get a complete understanding of the world around us. This idea of synesthesia is something that, to me, seems like it tries to describe the different ways that each individual person perceives their surroundings. It’s like trying to get the same exact story from five different witnesses to a crime. They all saw the same thing happen, and each have said the same general story, but in reality, they saw something that the other person didn’t. Each person’s psyche picked up on different clues and stored those clues in their minds. It’s like if the criminal was wearing a yellow shirt; the witness will remember the yellow shirt more then what was said or what happened. This coincides with a term called cymatics that is used to describe is the study of visible sound and vibration. It is putting our senses of sight and sound together which, under normal circumstances, cannot be seen. It is AMAZING! Having the sound vibrations create art is similar to a deaf Beethoven creating a symphony with just touch. The human condition is amazing to me and the way that our bodies work to connect the dots through our senses and the way we can create art through sound is just beyond super cool. It reminds me of a BlueMan Group’s performance. They use colors and sound to create art and entertainment. They are amazingly fun to watch live and it really gives you another way to enjoy your senses.
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