This profile was originally made for Nez, la revue olfactive (the Olfactory Magazine) where it was first published in French at: http://www.nez-larevue.fr/notre-actu/ashraf-osman/ Some time ago, we had sent questions to Ashraf Osman, a trained architect and an expert in olfactory art. Founder of the Scent Art Net (formerly Scent Culture Institute), a member of the Art and … Continue reading
The latest episode (#523) of Monocle‘s Arts Review radio program is titled “Art: in bottles, on bumper cars and bringing midcentury New York to life“. And the first part of that title, “Art: in bottles,” refers to our favorite kind of art: olfactory art! Chapter 4: Olfactory art Olfactory art is becoming more, shall we say, … Continue reading
The last time we wrote about NEZ, the only periodical dedicated to scent and the sense of smell, it was still only in French. At the time, ODOU magazine had gone on hiatus and, given the void it left, we expressed the hope that NEZ will eventually be available in English. Well that day is here, and we couldn’t … Continue reading
The Geneva newspaper, Le Courrier, has published an article by Samuel Schellenberg on olfactory art, C’est dans l’air!, which features the Scent Culture Institute and our Kunstmuseum Thun series, as well as olfactory artist Peter de Cupere, Mike Bouche’s “The Zurich Load” at Manifesta 11, and Museum Tinguely‘s “Belle Haleine: The Scent of Art“. The article comes with a companion piece, «Une … Continue reading
We’re happy to bring you some images of the Schnupperschau (Olfactory Exhibition) #2: Unter freiem Himmel (In The Open Air) at Kunstmuseum Thun, Projektraum Enter (14. May – 7. August 2016): ..as well as the exhibition’s text: The exhibition is also featured in the current issue of Surprise magazine; and its co-curator, Ashraf Osman, was featured in … Continue reading
SCI was represented at the Esxence 2016 in Milano with two events that are now available to view online: THURSDAY, MARCH 31st @ 12.30 p.m. Roundtable: Judging & Criticism in Artistic Perfumery Panel: Saskia Wilson-Brown (Institute for Art & Olfaction) Marlen Elliot Harrison (Fragrantica) Bodo Kubartz (Passion & Consulting) Moderator: Claus Noppeney (Bern University of Applied Sciences) You … Continue reading
A segment on Swiss Public Radio (in Swiss-German) about the Urban Scent Walk at Biennale Bern. Continue reading
