Building on the one hand on the link between immersion and peripheral vision, and on the other hand on the visually induced perceptual illusion of self-motion (vection), the author examines synesthesia through the relationship between peripheral vision and proprioception. The author maintains that immersion in installations results from multimodal perception grounded in motor-sensory activity, and he considers installations and scenographies in which the viewer’s peripheral vision, balance, motion and posture play an important role.

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Device and Maedchen 2 animation

A device for triptych video exploration of the relationship between foveal and peripheral vision in the practical study of kinetic synesthesia. The viewer looks at the central screen only; the side screen visuals are designed specifically for congruent peripheral visual stimulation. The audiovisual animation displayed is titled Maedchen 2. (Device and animation © 2005 Marc Boucher)

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Triptych Video Screenshots

Screenshots of four 2008 triptych videos, illustrating an article (in French; PDF freely available at http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/5336/) in which the author describes the practical and theoretical aspects of the relationship between synesthesia, kinesthesia and visual stimulation in his work. (Image © 2012 Marc Boucher)

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Listen with Your Eyes (Écoute avec tes yeux)

A dance-based silent immersive video triptych. The visually induced proprioceptive stimulation requires that the left and right panels be at right angle to the center panel and not looked at. (Dancers: Chantal Lamirande and Luciane Pinto). (Choreography © 1997 Marc Boucher / Video triptych © 2008 Marc Boucher)

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