reese ford interview by neil rathi
Many artists put color secondary to form when creating a new piece. For junior Reese Ford, however, color takes the spotlight in her vibrant paintings and animations.
Ford is one of just a few million teenagers with synesthesia, a phenomenon which the stimulation of one sense causes involuntary stimulation of another. For synesthetes, this often means that two senses feel as if they are “merged.” Ford has grapheme–color synesthesia, where letters and numbers each have their own distinct colors. For Ford, color is critical. “Colors are the most important thing in my life,” she says, “I see them every day when I read and do math–there are different colors for different letters and numbers.”
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