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SUMMARY:Olfaction Beyond Gravity: Human Scent Experience in Space
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/olfaction-beyond-gravity-human-scent-experience-in-space-tickets-1988011607233?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nDr Caroline McMillan joins the IAO to share her research into human scent experience in space in the latest talk in the IAO’s Olfactory Research Notes series. \nOn Earth\,scent molecules disperse primarily through rising air and diffusion. In microgravity\, olfaction changes dramatically. Without aggressive ventilation\, air pockets stagnate\, odours linger\, and bodily fluids migrate toward the nasal cavity\, congesting the passages and dulling the sense of smell. The result is sensory monotony\, olfactory fatigue\, and altered perception. Additionally\, astronauts navigate unavoidable\, intimate realities in confined\, shared spaces. These circumstances create persistent atmosphereswith no fresh air or open windows\, and are often marked by avoidance or taboo. \nOlfactory cues bespeak identity and anchor well-being. So how do we create meaningful olfactory experiences in orbitwhen our understanding of smell is profoundly altered\, both physically and perceptually? \nDrawing on astronaut accounts and research from the commercial space industry\, this presentation explores scent as an untapped dimension of spatial design. Smell offers subtle\, temporal\, functional layers that ease discomfort\, support mental health\, and social cohesion in high-performance environments.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/olfaction-beyond-gravity-human-scent-experience-in-space/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Tracing Perfume: Amber and balsamic\, 2 (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracing-perfume-amber-balsamic-part-2-online-tickets-1989624871550 \n– \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDana El Masri explores the history of fine fragrance through a series of classes that cover the genealogy of scent. How did aromatic materials influence perfumery? How did perfumers draw from the same source to produce such diverse expressions? Each class in this series explores the most important perfumes in 20th and 21st perfumery from the perspective of the materials that inform them. \nIn this class\, Dana covers perfumes highlighting amber and balsamic materials\, focusing on  beeswax\, cistus-labdanum\, and vanilla. She will explore the material provenance\, aromatic aspects\, and notable perfumes that make use of these notes in various ways. Then\, as a group\, the class will discuss a series of notes and perfumes that elucidate the category. \n\n\n\n\nTopics covered: \nHistory and cultural impact of perfume materials\nTechnical information about perfume materials\nOverview of these materials in classic\, contemporary\, mass market\, and niche perfumes \n 
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/tracing-perfume-amber-and-balsamic-2-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Botanical Oil Extracts: Traditional and Machine Methods (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/botanical-oil-extracts-traditional-and-machine-methods-online-tickets-1989953043120?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \n\n\nPerfumer Lakenda Wallace (Modern Peasant Beauty) is here to help open our eyes to the beauty in our backyards\, and harness our favorite herbs and aromatics for applications in artisan beauty and scent practices. \n\n\n\n\nIn this online session\, Lakenda covers the how-tos and what not-to-dos of extracting oil from botanical materials. \nWith plenty of time for questions\, Lakenda will guide you through the steps for converting enchanting aromatics from your home garden into lovely and meaningful aromatic oil-based materials. \n 
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/botanical-oil-extracts-traditional-and-machine-methods-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260715T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260715T180000
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SUMMARY:Hsuan L. Hsu and Olfactory Worldmaking (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hsuan-l-hsu-and-olfactory-worldmaking-online-tickets-1986805424508?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \n\n\nHsuan L. Hsu shares his research into how smell reshapes human connections\, and resists racial and colonial capitalist systems. \n\n\n\n\nSmell is a vital\, if underappreciated\, medium through which we inhabit and imagine the world. In his new book Olfactory Worldmaking\, Hsuan L. Hsu traces how olfactory experience communicates across visceral\, material\, and affective registers to offer new ways of relating\, which challenge the extractive logics of racial and colonial capitalism. Blending environmental humanities\, sensory studies\, and critical ethnic studies\, the book highlights how scent animates suppressed histories and marginalized memories. \nHsu theorizes olfaction as a speculative\, reparative practice. Examining projects from historical novels\, memoirs\, and speculative fiction to conceptual art and experimental perfumes\, he reveals how these works mobilize scent to imagine alternative ways of sensing\, relating\, and creating more equitably livable worlds. \nLearn more about ‘Olfactory Worldmaking’\, here \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT HSUAN L. HSU \nHsuan L. Hsu is professor of English at the University of California\, Davis. He is author of Geography and the Production of Space in Nineteenth-Century American Literature; Sitting in Darkness: Mark Twain’s Asia and Comparative Racialization; The Smell of Risk: Environmental Disparities and Olfactory Aesthetics; and Air Conditioning. \n\n\n\n\nABOUT OLFACTORY RESEARCH NOTES \nOlfactory Research Notes is a lecture series presented by the Institute for Art and Olfaction that highlights important research done in the field of olfaction\, directly from the scientists\, researchers\, academics\, and artists who do it.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/hsuan-l-hsu-and-olfactory-worldmaking-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Make your own perfume! Shades of Green (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/make-your-own-perfume-shades-of-green-in-person-tickets-1992113029698?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \nAh! Summer. So hot… So dry… So yellow. If you\, like us\, find yourself missing moisture\, cool shade\, and green leaves\, then have we got the class for you! \nLet’s give ourselves an olfactory dose of spring\, with a perfume workshop that explores all facets of green: From moist leaves to cucumber water\, with some unexpected adventures along the way. \nIAO founder Saskia Wilson-Brown leads attendees through the basics of perfume composition\, with a very simple goal in mind: To make ourselves an interpretation of a green perfume to help us through the yellow season. \nThe first half of class will focus on learning our aromatic palette\, as we smell and discuss a curated selection of verdant materials. The second portion of the class will consist of perfume composition: Each participant will be invited to work with the curated materials to create an original formula\, each leaving with a 30ml Eau de Cologne-strength perfume. \n 
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/make-your-own-perfume-shades-of-green-in-person/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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SUMMARY:Tracing Perfume: Uncommon Florals (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracing-perfume-uncommon-florals-in-person-tickets-1989625143363 \n– \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDana El Masri explores the history of fine fragrance through a series of classes that cover the genealogy of scent. How did aromatic materials influence perfumery? How did perfumers draw from the same source to produce such diverse expressions? Each class in this series explores the most important perfumes in 20th and 21st perfumery from the perspective of the materials that inform them. \nIn this class\, Dana covers perfumes highlighting uncommon florals\, including hyacinth\, osmanthus\, and narcissus. She will explore the material provenance\, aromatic aspects\, and notable perfumes that make use of these uncommon floral notes in various ways. Then\, as a group\, the class will smell and discuss a series of notes and perfumes that elucidate the category. \n\n\n\n\nTopics covered: \nHistory and cultural impact of perfume materials\nTechnical information about perfume materials\nOverview of these materials in classic\, contemporary\, mass market\, and niche perfumes \n 
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/tracing-perfume-uncommon-florals-in-person/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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SUMMARY:Citrus\, Long Lasting: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/citrus-long-lasting-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963642634981?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills.\n\n\n\nFor newcomers to the Institute for Art and Olfaction or beginners to the art of blending\, this class can be an easy entry point into our Perfume Accords series. \nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into a long-lasting citrus perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \n\n\nOur accords series helps students of perfumery understand the molecular components of the various facets and types of the most important notes in perfumery. By attending this class\, an emerging perfumer or scent artist will expand their capabilities and training\, gain the materials knowledge to add a new accord to their arsenal\, and leave with a deeper understanding of the artistry and science behind perfumery. \nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework: We will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $62\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/citrus-long-lasting-perfume-accords-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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