Olfaction is about so much more than perfume…
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Olfaction is about so much more than perfume…
How our oldest sense still harbours our most primal aversions.
A person’s odour can trigger a pretty immediate response in your brain – intrigue, happiness, or perhaps most notably, disgust.
The reason I have 3 kilos of frankincense in my freezer.
I'll admit that sometimes my camping outfits are less than practical. In the pursuit of that campfire scent permeating the rest of my week, I'll take along jackets and jumpers (what we Aussies call sweaters) that simply aren't designed for the great outdoors.
On the fragrances I don’t wear but love.
You wouldn't throw away an artwork just because it clashes with your fashion. And yet, we often dismiss perfumes we wouldn't want to wear. Art isn't defined by utility, so why should fragrance be?
Nuclear waste, IFRA, and the scents we leave behind.
I've long been fascinated (read: obsessed) with nuclear waste storage. These byproducts have more in common with vintage perfume than meets the eye.