Photism

for 2 or more performers [flexible instrumentation], 3+min
written for Dinner Party Ensemble (2019)

Photism - A luminous appearance, image or subjective perception of a hallucinatory nature. The color that a synesthete may report seeing in association with a particular letter or number.

Synesthisa is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntory experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.

Recording: Divesh Karamchandani & Elizabeth Hall
(Prism Percussion)