The emergence of publications have always been milestones for the development of fields and discourses. Thus the publication of an English speaking olfactory magazine is of significance. Bringing together articles, interviews, surveys and critical analysis with an olfactory focus, NEZ challenges us to use our noses to explore the world.
Olfactory Art by Peter de Cupere
After 20 year of working with scent this new book provides an overview of Peter de Cuper’s oeuvre.
Designing with Smell: Practices, Techniques and Challenges
The much-anticipated book from Routledge, “Designing with Smell: Practices, Techniques And Challenges”, will come out in hardcover on the 8th of April, 2017, and is currently available for pre-order:
NEZ la revue olfactive, the Olfactory Magazine
NEZ la revue olfactive is a valiant new effort from France to establish a gorgeously designed periodical devoted to scent & culture.
Elodie Pong: “Paradise Paradoxe” at Zurich
Elodie Pong, video and installation artist from Zurich, investigates the invisible olfactory architecture that surrounds us as the point of departure for her solo exhibition at Helmhaus Zürich.
Paper Passion
The Paper Passion perfume conceived for Handmade 2011, which bottles the seductive scent of a freshly printed books, was inspired by a throwaway line by German publisher Gerhard Steidl in the film How to Make a Book with Steidl, which suggested his favourite scent was a ‘freshly printed book’.
Perfume Book Lists
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.
Osmobox
Eduardo Kac is internationally recognized for his telepresence and bio art. Osmobox drawings were exhibited at Galerie Charlot in Paris (2014). Osmoboxes are visually identical but completely distinct in their olfactory identity. Every scent in the Osmobox series is unique and constitutes the core of the artwork.
ODOU issue 4 out now!
Odou is the only magazine dedicated to smell and perfume through creative writing, photography and design.
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...
Magazine for perfume culture
ODOU reached its crowdfunding goal this afternoon on Indiegogo – issue four will be out in September.
L’Art Olfactif Contemporain
A major new publication in French on contemporary olfactory art is out now from Classiques Garnier. The book gathers the input of experts from different disciplinary fields (philosophers, art historians, neurobiologists, artists, and perfumers) who examine the conditions behind the emergence of olfactory art and explore contemporary artistic practices founded...
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