Spring Break
'Odor Limits' sends an artistic fragrance through University City
Alysson Cwyk
Issue date: 5/23/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
The entertaining interviewee responses draw the viewer into the piece, allowing oneself to question who, what, when, where, why and how we associate with the subject of odor.
Aside from the three videos, four other works, "Smell It: A Do-It-Yourself Smell Map" (Marketou), "Wish Machine" (Stathacos), "Smellscape" (Maciá), and my personal favorite, "1 Woodchurch Road, London NW6 3PL" (Maciá), all successfully displayed and projected a sense of odor through visual, interactive installations. Maciá's "1 Woodchurch Road, London NW6 3PL" is an installation work incorporating a line of trashcans, each containing a different odor found within the trash of Maciá's neighbors in his London apartment complex. Gallery-goers are encouraged to remove the lids from the trashcans, in order to figure out exactly what scent the artist is attempting to represent. Do not get grossed out! The odors are common, neutral smells that you could easily find yourself down the corridor of your own apartment.
Overall, "Odor Limits" is the perfect balance of art, science, and technology to enjoy and learn about olfactory art. I recommend going to the gallery with some friends so you can see how other people interact with and perceive odors, a thought that might not cross your mind too often, but we deal with everyday of our lives.
The Ester M. Klein Art Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. "Odor Limits" is a free exhibit and is running now through June 28.
Aside from the three videos, four other works, "Smell It: A Do-It-Yourself Smell Map" (Marketou), "Wish Machine" (Stathacos), "Smellscape" (Maciá), and my personal favorite, "1 Woodchurch Road, London NW6 3PL" (Maciá), all successfully displayed and projected a sense of odor through visual, interactive installations. Maciá's "1 Woodchurch Road, London NW6 3PL" is an installation work incorporating a line of trashcans, each containing a different odor found within the trash of Maciá's neighbors in his London apartment complex. Gallery-goers are encouraged to remove the lids from the trashcans, in order to figure out exactly what scent the artist is attempting to represent. Do not get grossed out! The odors are common, neutral smells that you could easily find yourself down the corridor of your own apartment.
Overall, "Odor Limits" is the perfect balance of art, science, and technology to enjoy and learn about olfactory art. I recommend going to the gallery with some friends so you can see how other people interact with and perceive odors, a thought that might not cross your mind too often, but we deal with everyday of our lives.
The Ester M. Klein Art Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. "Odor Limits" is a free exhibit and is running now through June 28.
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