Ingenious: Mazviita Chirimuuta

Color is a dance between your brain and the world

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Nov 4 · 11 min read
Mazviita Chirimuuta from the collarbones up on a black background.
Mazviita Chirimuuta from the collarbones up on a black background.
Producer: Yvonne Bang

By Kevin Berger

Originally published at Nautilus on July 9, 2015.

When I asked Mazviita Chirimuuta why philosophers were so crazy about color, she smiled, as if she sensed my question had an implied criticism of philosophy’s penchant for chewing more than it bit off, to…

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