SMELL-LIFE-TECHNOLOGY – SYLLABUS

Smell, Life and Technology

Maki Ueda

Willem de Kooning Art Academy / Crosslab / Lifestyle and Design
April 2010

7 April

– Introduction about my self – slide-show of my work
– Discussion – ‘what does smell mean to your life?’
– Brief introduction to smell and technology
– Assignment [1]: Research and find an interesting, existing example of “Smell – Life – Technology”. It does not necessarily use the digital technology, but it should be something surprising, innovative, and interesting. You can use the internet as resources.

Explain briefly on your blog-site what it is about, and also why you got interested in it. Make a presentation the next week with using your blog.

Presentation time: 3 to 5 min per person
Language: English (good chance to exercise this for you and me!)

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SMELL LISTENING

– how to smell what you smell –

workshop (2010)

A WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY THE JAPANESE TRADITIONAL FORM OF ARTS, KOHDO

Smell as if you listen!

Kõdõ, one of the three classical Japanese arts as tea ceremony, is a gathering of appreciating incense and sharing emotions and imaginations with the people living in different time and space. A Japanese olfactory artist Maki Ueda holds her original and artistic Kõdõ ceremony.

組香: Looking for Truffles （トリュフを探しに）

photos: Lucia Guglielmetti

組香: Looking for Truffles （トリュフを探しに）

伽羅　試無本一　　　Truffle 　トリュフ　　
羅国　試一本一　　　White mushroom マッシュルーム　
真南蛮　試一本一　　Porcini ポルチニ
真那賀　試一本一　　Poisonous red mushroom 赤い毒キノコ
佐曽羅　試一本一　　Shiitake 椎茸
寸聞多羅　試一本一　Magic mushroomマジック・マッシュルーム

MORE ABOUT KOHDO

http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/kodo.shtml

“YUJO MONKOHZU” by NAGAHARU MIYAGAWA : a prostitute feeling tipsy while perfuming her own kimono with the incense.

PREMIER

CAMERA JAPAN FESTIVAL 2010

One session lasts about an hour.
Subscription required.
Max. 10 participants per session
Please don’t wear perfume.

program :

introduction of Kodo
smelling game (1) olfactory travel all around the world
smelling game (2) – Horse Rase (Kurabeuma Koh)

date & time:

Sun. 17/10/2010

session (1) 15:00-16:00
session (2) 17:00-18:00
session (3) 19:00-20:00

palce:

LantarenVenster (NEW LOCATION) / Rotterdam

Artistenfoyer (1st floor)

SCENTS OF HOLLAND

perfume art (2008)

NO.1 Hyacinthus

NO.2 Dutch Cheese (Belegen Kaas)

NO.3 Speculaas Spices (Speculaaskruiden)

NO.4 Autumn Leaves (Herfstbladeren)

NO.5 Brussels Sprout (Spruitjes)

0.5ml each

These perfumes are not meant to be worn, but to be smelled for triggering your memories, emotions, and imaginations. Open the cap, wait for 15 seconds so that the alcohol evaporates, and let the smell enter your nose from the stick. The smells are manually extracted from the materials by the artist.

first release: Jan. 19, 2008