The sense of smell can be an instrument of political protest as this current example shows. An investor wants to re-use a former site of terror in Moscow for a perfume store.
Tag Archives: scent
Temporary nature
“An everlasting fragrance is a paradox.” – THEODOR W. ADORNO
Nothingness of Scent
“Duft (i.S.v. Parfum) ist nichts und kann deshalb alles werden.” – CHRISTIAN JANECKE
DAS RHEIN RAUSCHEN: Ines Lechleitner / Andreas Wilhelm
Solo exhibition by Ines Lechleitner / Scent in collaboration with Andreas Wilhelm
Curated by Emilie Bruner at Villa Renata in Basel, Switzerland (Nov – Dec 2016)
Dialogue of the senses and nonverbal communication being core subjects in her artistic practice, the artist Ines Lechleitner started her research for a river perfume based on the river Rhine in Basel for her solo exhibition “Das Rhein Rauschen†curated by Emilie Bruner.
The exhibition explored what it means ‘to be in the river’, following the German expression ‘im Fluss sein’ which simply means being in the river but equally stands for fully participating in the flow of life. It displayed the scope of Ines Lechleitner´s multidisciplinary practice in photography, video, drawing, sculpture, sound, smell and performance. The elements of the exhibition constituted the base for the scent Das Rhein Rauschen which was developed with the Zürich based perfumer Andreas Wilhelm. The fragrance follows the riverbed and its sediments through a natural print of the Rhine filtered by a Minke whale and recalls its fast flowing, glittering surface reflected in the voice of Alessandra Eramo. When the analogy is made between a river and a perfume ones body becomes the shore holding out a river’s arm and the sound of the rushing waters can turn into the memory of rolling in wet grass.
The fragrance was part of the exhibition, is now available in a 50ml flacon and part of the artist edition box as a 10ml river-roll-on.
For more info:Â www.ineslechleitner.com
Ines Lechleitner / Andreas Wilhelm exhibiting in Basel
Dialogue of the senses and nonverbal communication being core subjects in her artistic practice, the artist Ines Lechleitner started her research for a river perfume based on the river Rhine in Basel for her solo exhibition “Das Rhein Rauschen†curated by Emilie Bruner.
Continue reading Ines Lechleitner / Andreas Wilhelm exhibiting in Basel
ANTIPARFUM + «Dummes Holz»
As part of Every Contact Leaves a Trace, the Bachelor and Master Exhibition for Institut Kunst HGK FHNW, artist Maeva Rosset is presenting a creation, in collaboration with perfumer Giovanni Sammarco, ANTIPARFUM: An Olfactive Translation of an Artistic Practice. What do researches, thoughts, and reflections smell like? You can see and read more about it here.
The exhibition will be at two venues, opening Thu. Sep. 1, 2016:
Kaskadenkondensator from 6pm
Kunsthalle Basel from 8pm
For the Kunsthalle exhibition, Rosset will also present her new sculptural series: «Dummes Holz». Rosset & Sammarco also created a particular perfume for the sculptures inspired by the taste of blood.
Scent & Chemistry Designs
The other way of wearing scents – not with flowers, say it with fragrant molecules! Continue reading Scent & Chemistry Designs
Scent & The Most Hated Retailer
Abercombie & Fitsch has been nominated the most hated retailer. This post explores how this might be related to the company’s scent strategy. Continue reading Scent & The Most Hated Retailer
Mood Boards For Smells
Scents can be tough to describe in words, which makes them perfect for mood boards. Continue reading Mood Boards For Smells
Great Idea: Mood Boards For Smells
Scents can be tough to describe in words, which makes them perfect for mood boards.
For Haus Interior’s candle collection, the boutique interior design firm wanted a way to describe smells to online shoppers beyond mere words. So the company hired photographer Sully Sullivan to produce a collection of scent mood boards. Carefully curated, cleanly arranged objects fill in the emotions and contexts of a smell that words might miss.
Read more at http://www.fastcodesign.com/3041018/great-idea-mood-boards-for-smells/5
This article nicely resonates with a recent paper on the use of moodboards in perfumery: