So, are you making a list and checking it twice? ‘This is the season of lists, after all: wish lists, end-of-year/best-of lists, etc. Perfumes lists are aplenty this time of year (nearly as common as perfume ads) but here at SCI we’re especially fond of perfume books. Continue reading Perfume Book Lists
Category Archives: Scent Culture Monitor
CFP Future Anterior: Olfaction & Preservation Extended Deadline
CALL FOR PAPERS:Â Olfaction and Preservation
Special issue co-edited by Jorge Otero-Pailos and Adam JasperÂ
Extended Deadline: Monday 22 February 2016
Future Anterior publishes essays that explore preservation from historical, theoretical and critical perspectives. For this issue, we seek papers on architecture, atmosphere, preservation and the sense of smell. We seek scholarly papers that take stock of the recent surge of interdisciplinary research on olfaction and speculate on its relevance to the practice of preservation.
More at:Â http://www.e-artnow.org/announcement/article/ACTION/11702/
CFP Future Anterior: Olfaction & Preservation
Future Anterior is a peer-reviewed journal that approaches the field of historic preservation from a position of critical inquiry. For the upcoming special issue co-edited by Joerge Otero-Pailos & Adam Jasper, the journal seeks papers on architecture, atmosphere, preservation and the sense of smell. Continue reading CFP Future Anterior: Olfaction & Preservation
The Scent of Materials
Next Wave Festival: Scent narrative
Established in 1984 to foster creativity and experimentation, Next Wave is the most comprehensive platform in Australia for a new generation of artists taking creative risks. With Next Wave celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014, curator Katie Lenanton decided upon the idea of “celebration†as the “scent narrative†underpinning the project: Continue reading Next Wave Festival: Scent narrative
“Olfactory art makes scents – and who nose where it might lead us?”
“Olfactory art†– art concerned with smell – is currently a relatively minor field. But a growing number of contemporary artists are starting to explore the potentials of olfactory art. [Last] year’s Next Wave festival in Melbourne presents Smell You Later (May 1-11), a series of “scent-based encounters†in bathrooms, corridors, lobbies and stairwells of various festival venues.
More at:Â http://theconversation.com/olfactory-art-makes-scents-and-who-nose-where-it-might-lead-us-25643
STINK! Documentary
The sense of smell is often an issue in public discourse. Current odorizing and scent marketing practices are under critical scrutiny. The current documentary Stink! appears as a challenge to the industry. Continue reading STINK! Documentary
Against the Scentless: Returning the Sense of Smell to the Arts
“…The arts world of the 21st century should take these innovations as a challenge to make resonant new works incorporating aromas, and not allow these tools to simply become devices for social grooming and more effective product placement. Continue reading Against the Scentless: Returning the Sense of Smell to the Arts
Flower Power | REORIENT – Middle Eastern Arts and Culture Magazine
An excellent piece by Dana El Masri on “cities of jasmine, roses of beloveds: scent, identity, and culture in the Middle Eastâ€: Continue reading Flower Power | REORIENT – Middle Eastern Arts and Culture Magazine
Clarifying the arguments: Perfume, Design and Olfactory Art
Larry Shiner, a philosopher in the field of aesthetics, published a must-read academic treatise on piece by Larry Shiner on the confusing but ever-relevant subject of perfumes & art (Shiner 2015). Continue reading Clarifying the arguments: Perfume, Design and Olfactory Art