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Ether: Aromatic Mythologies

Ether: Aromatic Mythologies

Ether: Aromatic Mythologies

'Ether: Aromatic Myth' presents thirteen artists exploring scent’s role in culture, storytelling, and myth.  At Craft Contemporary. (May - October, 2025)

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IAO Olfactory Storylab

Ether: Aromatic Mythologies

Ether: Aromatic Mythologies

IAO Olfactory Storylab presents twelve perfumers exploring scent’s capacity to convey mythology and story. At Craft Contemporary.  (June - September 2025)

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ONGOING

The Institute for Art and Olfaction

The Institute for Art and Olfaction

The Institute for Art and Olfaction

A non-profit that provides access and experimentation in the field of perfumery and experimental work with scent. Founder, Exec. Director. (2012 - ongoing)

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The Art and Olfaction Awards

The Institute for Art and Olfaction

The Institute for Art and Olfaction

A roving, annual awards event that celebrates  independent, artisan and experimental practitioners with scent.  Founder, Exec. Director. (2013 - ongoing)

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IAO Library

The Institute for Art and Olfaction

IAO Library

A growing reference library of objects and ephemera dedicated to perfume. In collaboration with the IAO team. (2021 - ongoing)

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IAO Gallery

Experimental Scent Summit

IAO Library

A gallery devoted to experimental work with scent and olfactory art. Founder, curator. (2016 - ongoing)

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Experimental Scent Summit

Experimental Scent Summit

Experimental Scent Summit

Speaking series exploring research and ideas in the field of olfactory art. Founder, with Klara Ravat. (2017 - ongoing)

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Scent Week

Experimental Scent Summit

Experimental Scent Summit

A biennial, collaborative public festival devoted to all things aromatic  for Los Angeles. Founder. (2023 - ongoing)

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Perfume on the Radio

Radio show and podcast exploring the world through the lens of scent. In collaboration with Lookout FM, in Los Angeles.  (Launched 2021)

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Meet A Nose

Radio show and podcast exploring the world through the lens of scent. In collaboration with Lookout FM, in Los Angeles.  (Launched 2021)

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PAST

24 Hours | 15 Scents

A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes

A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes

A collection of personal  narratives from people living in St. Louis, printed and scented. At Pulitzer Foundation, St. Louis. (2016)

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A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes

A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes

A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes

A series of performances revisiting Sadakichi Hartmann's 'A Trip to Japan', at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. (2014)

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Alabastron

A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes

Alameda Heart Notes

A journal that bridges the gap between academia and the public to explore aromatic history and culture. In deep collaboration with Nuri McBride. (2024)

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Alameda Heart Notes

Art Olfaction Amsterdam

Alameda Heart Notes

A series of historic scents created in collaboration with the former tenants of the ROW, in downtown Los Angeles. (2019)

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Ancient Scents

Art Olfaction Amsterdam

Art Olfaction Amsterdam

A permanent smelling experience and a series of workshops exploring the scents of Ancient Rome at Getty Villa. (2017)

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Art Olfaction Amsterdam

Art Olfaction Amsterdam

Art Olfaction Amsterdam

A six-week residency at Mediamatic, Amsterdam, that explored the creative potential for scent through a rich roster of programs. (2018)

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Cinema Speakeasy

An independent screening series in Los Angeles, with Georgi Goldman. (2009 - 2011)

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Nose Music

A box set with ten fragrances inspired by groundbreaking albums, with dublab and Bighouse. (2024)

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Olfactory Art Symposium

Olfactory Art Symposium

Curated and hosted a series of talks that showcased the work of artists exhibiting at 'Smell it!' in Bremen, Germany. (2021)

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Perfume Bingo

Olfactory Art Symposium

A  bingo  game for people who love perfume, in collaboration with the IAO team. (2021)

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Saturnalia

A happening invoking the Roman god Saturn to celebrate 40 cultural leaders in Los Angeles. With The Aromatic Gourmet, Tomorrow, Kacper Beski and HILL.  (2024)

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Sensing:

Multi-sensorial sessions exploring art through the senses, with Maite Gomez-Rejon.  (2020-2024)

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Scent Communication: Hackathon

Scent Communication: Hackathon

Scent Communication: Hackathon

A weekend devoted to dismantling, analyzing and  restructuring how we classify odors, and  how we communicate about – and with – scent. At Mediamatic, Amsterdam. (2018)

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Scent Robots: Workshop

Scent Communication: Hackathon

Scent Communication: Hackathon

An exploration of scent and robotics, through the creation of custom motion-sensor scent mechanisms. At Machine Project. (2016)

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Sensory Mementos

Scent Communication: Hackathon

Sensory Mementos

An installation exploring a future where humans journey into space in search of a new home.  With Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), for Getty PST ART. With Shane Myrbeck. (2024/2025)

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Slow Apocalypse

Sensory Mementos

A photo series documenting friends and strangers during the initial lock-down period during the Covid pandemic. (2020)

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Silverlake Film Festival

Board member, program curator and - eventually - co-director of non-profit film festival in Los Angeles. (2000 - 2007)

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Stories Project

Documenting stories from friends and loved ones, with Micah Hahn. (2011-2012)

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Ten Encounters

Unveiling the Essence

The Perfume Garden

Curator, exhibition exploring consequential historical or mythological meetings, in scent. At Olfactory Art Keller, NYC. (2021)

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The Perfume Garden

Unveiling the Essence

The Perfume Garden

A garden devoted to botanical aromatics, serving the community of  homeless men, women and veterans housed at Salvation Army  Bell Homeless Shelter. (2019 - 2021)

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Unveiling the Essence

Unveiling the Essence

Unveiling the Essence

An exhibition showcasing perfume formulas as cultural and aesthetic artifacts, presenting them in their entirety. Co-curated with Prof. Urs Stäheli, at IAO Gallery. (May 2- July 6, 2025)

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