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‘Sensorium Tests’ and ‘At the Threshold’ by Daria Martin

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Somewhere in Between exhibition; someone watching ‘Sensorium Tests’ and  ‘At the Threshold’ by Daria Martin
Somewhere in Between exhibition. Sensorium Tests At the Threshold by Daria Martin, in collaboration with Michael Banissy, Thomas SG Farnetti. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Two short films about a fascinating and often debilitating condition

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‘At the Threshold’ and ‘Sensorium Tests’ explore the relationship between art, science and empathy through the experience of people with synaesthesia. This condition produces experiences in one sense that are usually felt in another or by another – for example, perceiving sounds as colours. A person with mirror-touch feels other people's sensations of touch, both painful and pleasurable.

The films, set in the style of 1950s melodramas, encourage you to inhabit the experiences of others and truly watch with all your senses.

About the contributors

Daria Martin

Creator

Artist

Photographic black and white portrait of Dr Michael Banissy, showing head and shoulders

Dr Michael Banissy

Collaborator

Scientist