NEWS FOR October/November
Music Event, Media and new Research Projects	MACCS Research Top Austrlian Synesthete researcher seeks participants.  Dr Anina Rich at MACCS in NSW is conducting some new research and is specifically looking for people who experience synaesthetic colours from written letters. The testing would involve coming to Macquarie University to complete some simple computer-based tasks involving presentation of coloured patches and letters. Testing sessions last approximately three hours, with regular breaks, cups of tea/coffee and lots of lollies :) They are able to reimburse participants $20.00 for travel.  Contact MACCS by email syn.research@maccs.mq.edu.au or by phone (Therese English: 9850 6736 or Anina Rich 9850 9597). You can also go to their website to find out more about their research. (Plus they are nice people too). Saskia Moore is Masters student at the College of Fine Arts working on a large scale sculptural installation under the supervision of artist Emma Price. She is looking for synesthetes who wold be willing to share their representations of color for days of the week for her sculpture. Her proposed sculpture is titled “50 Sundays” which will be a representation of Australian / NZ true Synesthetic “colour theory” triggered by days of the week. The collection process is short  and open until October 23. If you would like ot have your colors represented in her artwork please contact her by email saskia@vanillaproductions.com.au. The Synesthesia Association of Australia and New Zealand is now established. Membership to 31 December, 2008 is free. Join up on the Associations webpage on this site.
New Publications	The Hidden Sense: Synesthesia in Art and Science (Leonardo Books) Excerpt from MIT press's  press release What is synesthesia? It is not, van Campen concludes, an audiovisual performance, a literary technique, an artistic trend, or a metaphor. It is, perhaps, our hidden sense--a way to think visually; a key to our own sensitivity. About the Author Cretien van Campen is a social scientist at the Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands. He is the author of two books on perception and visual art.