Osmoboxes

Eduardo Kac, "Osmoboxes", (2014). Wood, electronics, artist-created scent, 21” x 14.17” x 5.11” (53.5cm x 36cm x 13cm) each.
Source: Eduardo Kac, "Osmoboxes", (2014). Wood, electronics, artist-created scent, 21” x 14.17” x 5.11” (53.5cm x 36cm x 13cm) each.

Eduardo Kac

Osmoboxes , – ongoing
Co-workers & Funding
See Also: Aromapoetry
Manifesto on Olfactory Art:
https://www.ekac.org/osmobox.html
Mnemosyne
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Documents
  • Eduardo Kac, "Osmoboxes", (2014). Wood, electronics, artist-created scent, 21” x 14.17” x 5.11” (53.5cm x 36cm x 13cm) each.
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Description
"An Osmobox is a work of olfactory art that responds to the presence of the viewer by opening itself and gently releasing an aroma. All Osmoboxes are visually identical but completely distinct in their olfactory identity. This means that the viewer is unable to differentiate them through vision alone and is, therefore, stimulated to explore each artwork primarily through the sense of smell. For this reason, in the context of the Osmobox series, “smeller” shall replace the word 'viewer'." (Kac, 2014)
Keywords
  • aesthetics
    • interactive
    • olfactory
  • subjects
    • Arts and Visual Culture
      • poetry
    • Body and Psychology
      • bodies (animal components)
      • breathing
      • perception
      • senses
Technology & Material
Material
Wood, electronics, artist-created scent
Method
"An Osmobox is a work of olfactory art that responds to the presence of the viewer by opening itself and gently releasing an aroma. All Osmoboxes are visually identical but completely distinct in their olfactory identity. This means that the viewer is unable to differentiate them through vision alone and is, therefore, stimulated to explore each artwork primarily through the sense of smell. For this reason, in the context of the Osmobox series, “smeller” shall replace the word 'viewer'." (Kac, 2014)
Exhibitions & Events
Olfactory Art
Bibliography
2 publications