There is no such thing as Red
This project began with a simple question: Do we truly see the same colors?
Based on the theory of qualia, it explores the idea that subjective experience is personal, unverifiable, and only appears shared through language.
Through an online survey, participants described their impressions of red, green, and blue—recalling memories, sensations, and images. The collected responses revealed two insights: people sometimes feel the same thing when looking at different colors, and sometimes feel completely different things when looking at the same one.
The book created from this data follows these moments of resonance. Each page begins with impressions of red, shifting to green or blue whenever different colors share the same word or feeling. In this way, individual experiences form a single sequence that connects colors we usually treat as separate.
Ultimately, the project suggests that the boundaries between red, green, and blue may be less inherent to perception than to language—that our small, private worlds remain distinct, yet touch in unexpected ways.
This project began with a simple question: Do we truly see the same colors?
Based on the theory of qualia, it explores the idea that subjective experience is personal, unverifiable, and only appears shared through language.
Through an online survey, participants described their impressions of red, green, and blue—recalling memories, sensations, and images. The collected responses revealed two insights: people sometimes feel the same thing when looking at different colors, and sometimes feel completely different things when looking at the same one.
The book created from this data follows these moments of resonance. Each page begins with impressions of red, shifting to green or blue whenever different colors share the same word or feeling. In this way, individual experiences form a single sequence that connects colors we usually treat as separate.
Ultimately, the project suggests that the boundaries between red, green, and blue may be less inherent to perception than to language—that our small, private worlds remain distinct, yet touch in unexpected ways.
Independent Project
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