These photos are a part of a photo series completed for Photography III at Furman University. Please see the artist statement below:

“This photo series explores human sensory experiences. This topic is particularly relevant to my own area of study as a neuroscience major. Though sense and perception are less obvious components of neuroscience, they play a vital role in daily life by helping us to construct an understanding of our surroundings. Sensation is the detection of external events, such as light waves, or sound vibrations. On the other hand, perception is the mental experience that reflects the detection and processing of these stimuli, such as specific color or pitch. The goal of perception is to create useful information of our surroundings, while the goal of sensation is to detect.

This series is my own attempt to visually represent sense and perception. Since humans are uniquely capable of experiencing a sense without direct experience, I wanted to created photographs that cause the viewer to indirectly perceive sensory experiences. This transference of sensation is often at work in films, pictures, or even in stories. In my photographic series, I attempt to elicit second-hand perception by photographing items with particularly overt properties as well as individuals as they experience a sense. My intentions are to highlight this fascinating ability, which is rarely considered despite its paramount importance in our lives.”