Cat Jones Residency April, 2015 Australian interdisciplinary artist Cat Jones is IN-LAB at The Institute for Art and Olfaction, for the month of April 2015. After using scent in several recent artworks, Cat is researching olfaction and the creation and delivery of bespoke scents for use in immersive performance experiences. This exploration follows her previous investigations into plant signalling and following expansion into human perception. She is currently developing a new work, Somatic Drifts that explores identity transgression, trans-human and inter-species empathy using visual-tactile feedback and scent. Cat Jones’ residency included a public talk for members of the IAO community. This talk took the form of a community interaction, that factors into her research programme. BIOGRAPHY Cat Jones is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, writer and curator. Her work investigates concepts of human and inter-species empathy, sexual and gender politics through the subversion of social constructs, science and
Cat Jones Residency
