Christine Söffing and Timothy B Layden both have sound to
shape synaesthesia and have done comparative experiments using specific sound
stimuli to create drawings of the shapes they see with these sounds. Their
initial results revealed strong correspondences, which peeked their interest
and brought forth further questions. To answer some of these questions they
broadened their experiments of sound drawing to a wider group, including other
synaesthetes, artists, musicians and adolescents. This on going research will
continue through investigation involving attendees to the V Congress on
synaesthesia, science and art taking place in Spain, May 2015. The results of
their experiments will be compared with previous research to find further
correspondences and other interesting findings. Their results are presented in
relation to their own synaesthetic experiences of sound and how it is used in
their art practices. The questions around the synaesthetic experience of the
shape of sounds and the results of Söffing, Layden and Schmidkte's initial
experiments are described within this paper, opening doors for further
discussion and questions around this subject.
