Neil Harbisson
Neil Harbisson (27 July 1982) is a British-Catalan cyborg artist, musician and performer best known for his self-extended ability to hear colors. In 2004 he became the first person in the World to be fitted with an eyeborg and to be officially recognized as a cyborg by a government.. Colour and the use of technology as an extension of the performer's body and senses are the central themes in Harbisson's work.
Neil Harbisson was born with achromatopsia, a condition that only allows him to see in black and white. He grew up in Mataró, Spain, where he studied music, dance and drama at various schools and began to compose piano pieces at the age of eleven.
Neil will share his experience of the relationship between colour and sound in his life, and will create sound portraits so people can hear and experience the sound of the colours of their own face.
Helen Carruthers
Dr Helen Carruthers began working at the University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM) in 1989 as a medical artist where she remains to date. 'The Manchester Colour Wheel', was developed for allowing individuals to identify colours in response to particular questions and relating it to mood.
On Wednesday September 14, 2011, a world-first took place in Manchester, an experiment to reflect the mood of the city's population. Members of the public and local schools took part in the experiment, selecting a mood from the colour wheel.
Dr Carruther's achievements were recently acknowledged by the UHSM when she was awarded 'Researcher of the Year 2011'.
Dr Andreas Edelmann
On behalf of Professor Max Lüscher, from the Institute for Medical Psychological Diagnosis in Switzerland, Dr Andreas Edelmann will share expertise and clinical experience using the Lüscher Colour Test which was developed by Max Lüscher. The area of prime importance to the Lüscher research is the effect of colors on humans with regard to the psychological social aspects as well as the psychology of colours and advice for industry. Lüscher is internationally known through his guest lectures and seminars.