Drawing inspiration from the account of a female synaesthete who upon hearing the ignition noise of her gas stove is flooded with visions of pulsating flowers, I IS FOR PULSATING FLOWERS consists of a constructed environment where surfaces are overrun with vibrant repeats juxtaposing organic and geometric designs. Combining screenprint, painting, textile and graphic design, the installation generates a hyper-sensory experience within an environment that is at once familiar and irrational. The “visual language” of synaesthesia - geometric forms, repeated shapes, tessellating patterns - combines with abstracted floral motifs to both delight and unsettle.
This project is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC).
poster design by Elliott Bryce Foulkes