Leesa Abahuni, Nicole Abahuni: Chaotic Robotic Synesthesia

Artist(s):

• Leesa Abahuni
• Nicole Abahuni

Title:

Chaotic Robotic Synesthesia

Exhibition:

• SIGGRAPH 2001: n-space

Creation Year:

2000

Medium:

Performance

Size:

13 feet x 13 feet

Category:

• Performance

Artist Statement:

Inspired by the theories of Jean Dauven (“Couleurs”, No. 77, September, 1970, Paris), and fascinated by synesthesia – the producing of a subjective response normally associated with one sense by stimulation of another sense – we have created an environment in which we can investigate a synesthetic experience. Our performance, “Chaotic Robotic Synesthesia,” explores the sharing of the senses; the vibration of music and color through the overall fusing of the minds of machines, artists, and musicians. This performance includes two infrared robots, one programmed platform, seven human musicians, and two human animators. In this performance, the music is propelled by the mixing of the colors and the sharing of the frequencies. The active forging of tactile, aural, and visual perception between humans and in collaboration with technology, asks questions which can yield ways of better understanding, seeing, and hearing natural order.