Kamolnate Trisupatsilp hears every sound as a colour. When she wakes up, an air conditioner’s noise hums a grey fog. A pastel songbird laps gently in the corner of her visual field. When she drinks water, she can’t help but see purple, orange and other hues ripple. When she walks to the bathroom and begins her daily routine, she experiences a kind of visual feast that can’t be put into words. It goes on and on all day.
“Before I fall asleep, I still hear some distant sounds. Hence, the backs of my eyelids are never dark but full of dazzling colours,” she said.
Her typical day is like a kaleidoscope. Almost 50 palettes. Typing on a computer keyboard or tasting an ice cream can cause her to see colours. For others, however, sensory perception is compartmentalised. A dog’s bark is just heard. A bowl of salad is just eaten. Kamolnate perceives a different world because of…
