Art While I was unable to visit the Venice Biennale, I have scoured the internet, badgered friends who attended, and consulted various resources to unearth the one work that most directly pointed to the olfactory sense and olfactory material. Many of works included in the exhibition had tangential, suggestive and material aspects of scent. Simone Leigh’s extraordinary re-imagining of the US pavilion is called Sovereignty. Culturally potent materials like cowrie shells, plantains, raffia, and tobacco leaves have natural olfactory tones …
Tag: Christophe Laudamiel
Olfactory Report 7: Rhinoferocious * Catherine Haley Epstein
Rhinoferocious – a word to describe those who defend perfumery as an art Rhino-art – art for your nose Rhinographies – the study of the tendencies of a unique nose. –Words coined and inspired by scent artist, Christophe Laudamiel, included in the Odorbet. I’ve just returned from my first trip to New York City post-covid pingdemic times. A key theme for me during the week is that the handmade is extremely important right now. Human touch is lost in many …
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The Olfactory Report 4: Aperture * CATHERINE HALEY EPSTEIN
An aperture is defined as an opening, a hole, or a gap. It is also a special space where light passes through. The perfumery landscape is historically closed and dark where everything is “hush hush”, private and exclusive where holes and gaps are carefully curated and often patched and covered. There are certain people and practices that have been invisible to the broader community, whether they are the perfumer, the farmer, or the artist in general. The work of adjusting …
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