Recent Projects
Saturnalia
Sensory Mementos
Sensory Mementos
December, 2024
A happening invoking the Roman god Saturn, and celebrating 40 culture leaders in Los Angeles. With The Aromatic Gourmet, Tomorrow Botanical Spirts, Kacper Beski and HILL.
Sensory Mementos
Sensory Mementos
Sensory Mementos
September, 2024
Shane Myrbeck and Saskia Wilson-Brown invite visitors into a future where humans journey into space in search of a new home. With Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), for Getty's PST ART.
Alabastron
Alabastron
Alabastron
July, 2024
A journal that bridges the gap between academia and the public to explore aromatic history and culture. In deep collaboration with Nuri McBride.
Nose Music
Alabastron
Alabastron
March, 2024
A limited-release box set with ten custom-formulated fragrances inspired by groundbreaking albums. Collaboration with dublab and Bighouse.
Long Term Projects
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
IAO is a non-profit that provides access and experimentation in the field of perfumery and experimental work with scent.
2012 - ongoing
The Art and Olfaction Awards
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Art and Olfaction Awards are an annual international mechanism celebrating independent, artisan and experimental practitioners with scent.
2013 - ongoing
Perfume on the Radio
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Perfume on the Radio
Radio show and podcast exploring the world through the lens of scent. In collaboration with Lookout FM, in Los Angeles.
2021 - ongoing
IAO Library
IAO Library
Perfume on the Radio
A reference library of objects and ephemera dedicated to perfume. In collaboration with the IAO team.
2021 - ongoing
Sensing
IAO Library
IAO Gallery
Ongoing
Multi-sensorial sessions that explore art through scent, taste, sound, touch and sight, in collaboration with Maite Gomez-Rejon.
IAO Gallery
IAO Library
IAO Gallery
Curate and oversee a gallery devoted to experimental work with scent, and olfactory art.
2016 - present
Experimental Scent Summit
Experimental Scent Summit
Experimental Scent Summit
A speaking series exploring research and ideas in the field of olfactory art. With Klara Ravat.
2017 - ongoing
Scent Week
Experimental Scent Summit
Experimental Scent Summit
A biennial ten-day festival devoted to scent for Los Angeles.
2023 - ongoing
Past Projects
Perfume Bingo
Slow Apocalypse
A bingo game for people who love perfume, in collab with Julianne Lee, Kendra Gaeta, Maxwell Williams, Minetta Rogers
2021
Slow Apocalypse
Slow Apocalypse
A photo series undertaken in the early days of the pandemic, documenting friends and strangers.
2020
Meet a Nose
Initiated, produced, and hosted a series of talks with perfumers, writers or other practitioners with scent.
2020 - 2021
Olfactory Art Symposium
Curated and hosted a series of talks that showcased the work of artists exhibiting at 'Smell it!' in Bremen, Germany.
2021
Stories Project
Cinema Speakeasy
Shot and interviewed friends and loved ones, asking them for their best story. In collaboration with Micah Hahn.
2011-2012
Cinema Speakeasy
Cinema Speakeasy
Initiated and curated an independent screening series in Los Angeles. With Georgi Goldman and other friends.
2009 - 2011
Silver Lake Film Festival
Silver Lake Film Festival
Silver Lake Film Festival
Board member, program curator and - eventually - co-director of non-profit film festival in Los Angeles.
2000 - 2007