Generation of passion images from "tanka" poems based on the synesthesia phenomenon

Abstract

The paper describes an investigation of the generation of surrealistic spaces that aim to achieve a new communications environment in which people can mutually convey their thoughts, mental images, and passions. Passion images here can be compared with conceptual images in the analogy of "logos versus pathos". Our focus was on the phenomenon of synesthesia, and the results shown are of the testing of color image creation involving "tanka" (i.e., 31-syllable Japanese poems), aiming at the generation of images where some passions are reflected rather than concrete scenes imagined from word meanings. In addition, the paper proposes an application that judges the similarity of pieces of music, showing the possibility of making instant, subjective judgements without the need for a performance.