“Smell may not seem a profound enough problem to dominate all the life sciences, but it contains, piece by piece, all the mysteries.” – LEWIS THOMAS
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COLLECTED SMELLS: Smell Lab Showcase
Community showcase night
20 January | 19:30
The Smell Lab is a monthly meeting space open for everybody who is interested in experimenting around the sense of smell. This night will showcase the work that has been going on in the lab so far:
Collected Smells is the first installation produced by the Smell Lab, a group of people researching the sensation and science of smell. The work consists of several smells gathered during the Smell Lab’s meetings and are derived from various locations in Berlin-Neukölln. The installation is made up of cloth sheets imbued with scents from our surroundings – the water, the soil, smoke and leaves. The work is the culmination of the lab’s explorations and is the first in a series of future projects.
You can read more about the preparation for this installation in this recent blog about the Smell Lab on DailySecret: What does Kottbusser Tor smell like? by Nika Mavrody.
This event is part of the transmediale/CTMÂ Vorspiel 2016 festival
More information about the Smell Lab is available here and on past events here. You can also join on Meetup.
Smell Lab Showcase in Berlin
The Smell Lab is a monthly meeting space open for everybody who is interested in experimenting around the sense of smell. This night will showcase the work that has been going on in the lab so far: Continue reading Smell Lab Showcase in Berlin
What the nose knows…
This Fall, many of you may be teaching a course on sensation and perception or lecturing on scent culture. Why not put What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life on your reading list (as we did!)? It’s an entertaining way to introduce students to classical topics such as odor memory and identification, important aroma molecules, history of scent measurement, and more. Continue reading What the nose knows…
Natural & Synthetic
It is popular to believe that “natural” stands for better. Here is an article that explores some of the achievements of fragrance chemistry. Continue reading Natural & Synthetic
The Science of Scent | Natural vs synthetic fragrance | Harper’s Bazaar
When it comes to perfume, natural doesn’t necessarily mean better. We have chemistry to thank for some of the most iconic fragrances in history.
The Sensitivity of the Sense of Smell
More on how our sense of smell works…via IFF
NASA’s staff sniffer
George Aldrich has a truly one-of-a-kind job, one he’s held for nearly 40 years. He’s a professional nose for NASA, sniffing everything that goes into space. Continue reading NASA’s staff sniffer
“Gagosian smell”
Anicka Yi is known for her interest in feminism, body politics, and sensory experience and thus a point of reference for reflecting on the sense of smell in art. Continue reading “Gagosian smell”