Chapter - Smell, A Natural History of The Senses by Diane Ackerman
Metal, tights, ceramic, petals, lace and a red light
I created this site-specific installation after reading the chapter on Smell in A Natural History of The Senses, by Diane Ackerman. The chapter was interesting mostly for the informational part, such as; learning that children likes all smell until they are taught differently, smell is the most direct of all senses, women are not drawn to men’s natural scent, humans like smelling flowers because they have an energetic sex life and that is a plausible reason why we spray ourselves with fragranced perfume- to feel desirable. I wanted to create an installation that would endorse the idea of scent, but not actually smell of anything. I created a crucifixion of the female sexuality as it is commonly portrayed as something sinful, although it being natural. The crucifixion has been turned in to a drainage, hence the pipe like support, that stands to capture the infamous sexuality.
I created this site-specific installation after reading the chapter on Smell in A Natural History of The Senses, by Diane Ackerman. The chapter was interesting mostly for the informational part, such as; learning that children likes all smell until they are taught differently, smell is the most direct of all senses, women are not drawn to men’s natural scent, humans like smelling flowers because they have an energetic sex life and that is a plausible reason why we spray ourselves with fragranced perfume- to feel desirable. I wanted to create an installation that would endorse the idea of scent, but not actually smell of anything. I created a crucifixion of the female sexuality as it is commonly portrayed as something sinful, although it being natural. The crucifixion has been turned in to a drainage, hence the pipe like support, that stands to capture the infamous sexuality.
My research for this project includes the works of Robert Gober. See below.
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