What is shock in perfume? This lecture will dissect the mechanics of shock in philosophy and in practice and then reassemble their meaning and relevance for perfumery. Through an extended comparison with cinema, we will question how and why shock tactics work before speculating if their implementation could usher new frontiers for perfumery. 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
