As I walked though the doors of the museum, I really didn't know what to expect. I remember thinking back to class, the Thursday before, and reviewing synaesthesia and its meaning. Am I here to experience something that is not there? Am I even going to experience synaesthesia? All of these questions started popping up in my head. Once inside I was able to embrace the experience and come out with a better understanding of synaesthesia.
             One of the very first installations I experienced was Swell by Jennifer Steinkamp and Bryan Brown, 1995. This piece is a computer generated projection and installation with soundtrack. There was a separate room for this installation. The visual was projected onto a wall and on the other side of the wall there was another projection. Each projection had its own soundtrack. As I stood there for a while I almost felt like I was traveling underwater at an immense speed. The sounds only supported that feeling even more. The eye of the viewer is controlled by the white, pink, green moving specs on the wall. On the other side of wall for some reason I felt like I was traveling through outer space. Either side made me feel as if I was moving. Steinkamp coupled two great mediums to create this experience of movement.
             My favorite piece in the whole show was Leo Villarreal's Lightscape, 2002. This is an Installation and it is in the collection of the artist. This piece was placed one side of the room and there was a bench on the other side of the room. I sat on the bench and watched this orchestra of lights unfold in front of me. I could hear music, high and low notes, but there was no soundtrack to this installation. The lights would go from pink to lime green, and it almost seemed as if each new light was strategically placed. The lights had certain shape to them. They looked like the shapes that are made by digital clocks. The eye of the viewer is controlled by the flashing lights. In some sequen...