Scent Ballad

To notice the colours, reflections and the fragrances of life.

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13 December, 2012

Scent Ballad - No.01: Harmony - Orange (2012)

Fragrance: Orange Element: Wood Material: Felt, Mountboard, Printed Acetate, Essential Oil Harmony attempts to capture the sense of smell as a series of visualisations. The core concepts of these pieces are a combination of the Chinese Five Elements and Gabriel Mojay’s ideas on aromatherapy and psychology. Essential oils were the foundation of these pieces, upon which a framework was constructed of signs, symbolism and colour psychology...

Scent Ballad

Hey. Wake up. Open your eyes. What do you see? Nothing. A box surrounds you; a dark shadow constricts, suffocates. Stay calm, don't panic. Close your eyes again, just breathe. Draw it in deeply, taste the air.  Now, open your eyes again. What do you see? How do you feel? Has the aroma carried you away, to a place of stillness, of memory? My agenda is not important. My project walks a thread, spins a web between you and me, between you...