“Constructing Meaning: Using Visual and Material Data” was the title of a Professional Development Workshop at the recent 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Anaheim. Continue reading Beyond “the Eye†of the Beholder: Scent innovation through analogical reconfiguration
Tag Archives: Ephemeral Materialities
Art Basel: Over-serving the Sense of Smell in Collecting Art
Once again, the most recent edition of Art Basel provided a fascinating journey through the remarkable highlights of 20th and 21st century. It was hardly surprising that the sensorium was focused on the visual. Yet, there is a little anecdote that connects nicely to other posts on the sense of smell in contemporary art worlds and our ongoing re-examination of the collection at Kunstmuseum Thun. Continue reading Art Basel: Over-serving the Sense of Smell in Collecting Art
“Ephemeral Materialities” at the ArtContainer, Zürich
In addition to the curatorial exhibition statement presented earlier, below are views of the three positions presented in EPHEMERAL MATERIALITIES: Scent in Swiss Art, as well as further information about the works. Continue reading “Ephemeral Materialities” at the ArtContainer, Zürich
Ephemeral materialities
SCI is happy to invite you to EPHEMERAL MATERIALITIES: Scent in Swiss Art – 3 Positions, an exhibit of olfactory art curated by Ashraf Osman at the ArtContainer in Zurich​. Continue reading Ephemeral materialities
Matter!
“Smell is a quality not to be separated from matter.” – IVAN VAN BLOCH Continue reading Matter!
Anna-Sabina Zürrer & The Search for the Essence
The newest (April) issue of the main Swiss art monthly publication, Kunstbulletin, features an article on Swiss artist, Anna-Sabina Zürrer, titled “Die Suche nach der Essenz†(The Search for the Essence) written by SCI’s Claus Noppeney and Ashraf Osman. Continue reading Anna-Sabina Zürrer & The Search for the Essence
Scent in New Materialism
New Materialism is a growing movement rooted in neo-disciplines such as gender studies or science & technology studies. It challenges contemporary discourse as Karen Barad points out: “Language matters. Discourse matters. Culture matters. There is an important sense in which the only thing that does not seem to matter anymore is matter.†Continue reading Scent in New Materialism
Materializing the Immaterial
 The article Materializing the Immaterial by Nada Endrissat & Claus Noppeney captures central insights of our research on perfume-making. It outlines how the question of materializing the immaterial is approached by the creative director and the two perfumers.