Chromesthesia

Make-up artist Andrew Gallimore creates sound-to-color synesthesia in this unique beauty shoot from HUNGER's Listen Up issue.

We all know an image is worth a thousand words but what about a sound? Makeup artist Andrew Gallimore ponders this very question in this beauty editorial taking chromesthesia as its point of inspiration. Capturing this multi-sensory way of seeing, neon colours travel along noisewaves to depict the textured frequencies of each song or soundbite we encounter. As it turns out, there’s a whole lot more than what meets the ear…

Photography and Director of PhotographyVidar Logi Kristinsson
Casting Director and ProductionCaplan and Smith
HairMark Francome Painter @CLM using Kevin Murphy
Make-up And Face AccessoriesAndrew Gallimore @ CLM using MAC Cosmetics
Photographic AssistantDaniel Lismore
Hair AssistantKirsten Bassett
Make-up AssistantFaye Bluff and Andrew Denton
LocationLock Studios, London