Wassily Kandinsky's Composition X. Kandinsky is widely believed to have been a synesthete.
Synesthesia, loosely defined as the phenomenon of a sensation creating an unnatural secondary sensation, is actually quite common; some humans perceive numbers as colors, for instance. But a young Texas girl might be the only person on the planet identified to have what's known as "mirror touch" synesthesia — where an individual feels the emotions of those around her — with machines, not humans.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/10/5087706/extreme-synesthesia-texas-teenager-says-she-can-feel-the-machines-around-her
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