Synesthetic Letters

What is it like to see letters and digits in colors? Would you treat your partner or friend differently if her name was of the color that you hate? Would you love Mondays if they were of your favorite color?

The Synesthetic Letters project attempts to introduce you to a neurodivergent reality, as seen by someone who has grapheme synesthesia - a type of neurological peculiarity in which various senses are intertwined in a brain, evoking diverse involuntary experiences, in this case, colors of letters, names of people, days and months.

It took two synesthetes: visual artist and photographer Dasha Pears and her collaborator, stylist, Jane Kristofferson, three years and 26 photo shoots to complete the alphabet, as they see it. The resulting body of work aims to celebrate diversity and invite viewers to welcome new perspectives into their lives while broadening their outlook and having fun.