An Inner World

Video story January 15, 2020

Sun Woo is your regular 18 year-old university student. He goes for classes, hangs out with friends, then heads back to do his readings.

But unlike his peers, he was born with Grapheme-Colour Synesthesia, a neurological condition which allows him to see colours in every word he sees. While it sounds novel to the layman, the bombardment of colours can be disruptive and stressful, making reading difficult.

His solution? To paint and channel the colours onto a blank canvas.

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