-
Repository 231: God Nose | The Radical Position of the Immaterial in Olfactory Art
Consequently, everything that concerns creativity is invisible, is a purely spiritual substance. And this work, with this invisible substance, is what I call “social sculpture.” This work with invisible substance is my domain, at first, there is nothing to see. Subsequently, when it becomes corporeal it appears initially in the form of a language. -Joseph Beuys Olfactory art’s immaterial qualities, you cannot see it, disrupts systems of representation. This silent and borderless focus is a radical reaction to the hyper-retinal,…
Continue Reading → -
Repository 210: Peter de Cupere’s 20—Year Scent Art Survey Book and the Quest to Manifest
Peter de Cupere’s career is full, diverse and now blossoming. Prior to his diving into art full stop he had a career that included the Sturm und Drang of 9-5 business. Luckily he embraced art fully, and quickly incorporated scent into his oeuvre. For over 20 years de Cupere has taken a devil may care, smell me roar attitude to incorporating scent in his art installations and projects. Thankfully there is now a giant, almost 500-page monograph, including scented pages,…
Continue Reading → -
Repository 197: Primal Art | Notes on the Medium of Scent
The following article was published today at Temporary Art Review. I’m honored to be a contributor to their publication, and if you have not browsed the writings there, check it out. Meanwhile on scent art: Art is in transition: that is one certain fact. And it is one more reason why it would be vain to attempt anything in the nature of pontifical judgement on its immediate manifestations. We should be content with the fact that art is alive –…
Continue Reading →
