Symposium #2 “What is synesthesia?”
Lecture
Duration: an hour
Saturday, 10 October 2020 | 21:30 > 22:15 2020-10-10T21:30:00.000Z | Sala Ellittica
There is ambiguity in talking univocally about synaesthesia.
According to some experts it is possible to define it through the scientific domain as an unusual neurological phenomenon.
For some others, synaesthesia could be identified as an ensemble of multisensory experiments whose greatest forms of realization are Visual Music and Audiovisual Art. It is a simultaneous perception of multiple stimuli, which distances itself from the neuroscientific field.
Thus, the word symposium fits perfectly with this concept since it arises from the desire to let images speak for themselves rather than involving directly the audience through verbal communication.
For example, someone with synaesthesia may hear colour or see sound.
According to some experts it is possible to define it through the scientific domain as an unusual neurological phenomenon.
For some others, synaesthesia could be identified as an ensemble of multisensory experiments whose greatest forms of realization are Visual Music and Audiovisual Art. It is a simultaneous perception of multiple stimuli, which distances itself from the neuroscientific field.
Thus, the word symposium fits perfectly with this concept since it arises from the desire to let images speak for themselves rather than involving directly the audience through verbal communication.
For example, someone with synaesthesia may hear colour or see sound.
Author
- Laura Cocciolillo is an Historical-Artistic Studies graduand at La Sapienza, born in 1997, who started her career in 2016 as the editor-in-chief of “Scomodo”, an independent monthly magazine founded the same year, which deals especially with contemporary art.
She approached curatorship in 2017, setting up the space at the “Ex Mattatoio” in Rome for the “Orfico n°1” exhibition. - Giacomo Guidi is a classical high school and Cultural Heritage graduate at LUMSA; with sixteen years’ experience in Contemporary Art’s field, he has been a lecturer at Il Sole 24 Ore and he boasts several partnerships with internationally renowned artists such as Jannis Kounellis, Giulio Paolini , Robert Berry, Maurizio Mochetti, Gianni Piacentino.
Thus far, thirty-five books have been published, around ninety exhibition projects in private spaces and twelve institutional exhibitions have been designed, produced and curated by... - From the mid 80’ies Marco Monfardini works as a media artist dedicating his activities to sound research and video.
He launched the music projects SCHNITT, THEMA, DRAMA, MINOX, TECHNOPHONIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND 4D KILLER.
Marco Monfardini collaborated with national and international artists as Steven Brown and Blaine Reininger of Tuxedomoon, Lydia Lynch, Nobukazu akemura,The Gentle People, Krisma, Daedalus and Murcof.
In the 90’ies he sets up the independent music labels SUITE INC. and SUITETEQUE – which focus... - Aid Kid (Ondra Mikula) is one of the most talented Czech musicians, producers and DJs.
His self-released eponymous debut album got him instant recognition with the critics and the Vinyla award for Discovery of the Year.
He uses both analog hardware and software to build tension and produce long linear compositions.
As a composer, he is frequently working with theatre, film or contemporary artists.