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OLFACTOSCAPE VER. 4

DE-COMPOSITION & RE-COMPOSITION OF DRINK X (PINOT NOIR)

space installation (2023)
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DATE: Oct. 7th – 9th, 2023
CONTEXT: Quantum Art Festival 2/4
CURATOR: Dai Fujiwara

Quantum Art Festival Press Release:

The Quantum Art Festival is a series of four art festivals designed to connect the quantum world with the two fields of science and art, and to create a dialogue between science and art in order to think about the future together.

What is “smell”?　The smells we perceive in our daily lives are the result of a complex process in which aromatic molecules reach our nose through the air, and this information is transmitted to our brain. Because the human sense of smell is important in pharmacology and medicine, research is being conducted to elucidate the mechanism at the molecular level.
In music, chords can be broken down into single notes, and single notes can be combined to create chords. In the same way, it is known that smells can be broken down and reconstructed. Using this mechanism, it may be possible in the near future to create smells that people find pleasant while taking the global environment into consideration.
　In the installation work “OLFACTOSCAPE VER. 4 -Decomposition and Construction-” by Maki Ueda, visitors can experience the decomposition and reconstruction of the aroma of a certain drink. Quantum sensors and quantum computers may also be useful in the world of fragrance. Why don’t you think about what possibilities there are together while being enveloped by the smell?

OLFACTOSCAPE VER. 4 -Decomposition and Recomposition of Drink X

How to taste the drink “X

This is an installation work in which visitors can taste the familiar drink “X” through their sense of smell. Ten aromatic ingredients, which are the key components of the smell of “X,” are sprayed one by one onto a cylindrical curtain.
To discuss the topic of “Quantum and Olfaction,” this piece offers an experience at the molecular level.

  1. Close your eyes.
  2. Trace the curtain with your hand, sniffing each one as you go around.
  3. Finally, stand in the center of the space and smell the total smell of the mixture. You will know what the “X” is.
  4. if you want to check the answer, please read the [QR code].

The answer:
Drink X = Pinot Noir (red wine)

スケッチ.1
The Name of Molecules 分子名 Description
1. CitronellolCitronellol is fresh floral outstandig clean red rosy muguet rhodinol geranium floral-citrus pine peach berry raspberry.
ローズの香りを構成する重要要素
2. LinaloolLinalool Synthetic is Light Floral woody.
Odour=> fresh floral woody petitgrain bois de rose bergamot
生きた花や植物など、ありとあらゆる自然界の香りにわずかに含まれる。ローズの香りを構成する重要要素
3. Ionone-airis, violet, warm-woody, faint balsamic-floral, freesia, strawberry
すみれのような香り
4. Damascone-bBeta Damascone is fruity floral blackcurrent plum rose honey tobacco strong natural berry modern-fruity-florals anais jardins de bagatelle white linen paris tea grapefruit juice rum papaya
ベリーの香り
5. Phenyl Ethyl Iso BtyratePhenyl Ethyl Isobutyrate is sweet fruity-rose honey floral winey pear muguet rose lilac gardenia sweet-pea magnolia frangipani peony hyacinth honeysuckle plum prune cherry vanilla cheese.
洋梨やミュゲ調、ワイン調の、フルーティローズな香り。
6. Methyl CinnamateMethyl Cinnamate has a sweet balsamic spicy odour
 Keywords/Uses: strawberry cherry fruit carnation oriental narcissse lavender incense tabac pepper alpinia amber colognes ambre citrus eau-de-colognes narcissus butter cream grape peach.
バルサミックでスパイシーな香調
7. VanillinVanillin is sweet dry vanilla chocolate creamy aromatic phenol cardboard very tenacious aldehydic-florals oriental passion fruit almond pear confectionary melon lime fir-conifer woody custard cream cola.
甘いバニラやチョコレートのような、クリーミーでフェノールな香調
8. BenzaldehydeBenzaldehyde is strong sharp sweet bitter-almond cherry aromatic spicy powerful apple-blossom sweet-pea lilac butter marzipan pistacio raspberry apricot brandy coconut liquor peach plum pecan rum spice vanilla.
甘いビターアーモンドやチェリーのような香調
9. EugenolEugenol is pungent spicy clove warm powerful warm-spicy rather dry almost sharp drier harder that bud oil less peppery-woody leaf carnation rose oriental fougere bay fern wallflower giroflee tobacco flower.
丁子のようなスパイシーな香調
10. Agarsood Base (self composed)樹脂系やレザー系など20種ほどの香料を含む、「沈香」を模した香り（作家によるクリエーション）

WEBINAR

Delicious Fragrance Reconstructions – Quantum and Fragrance
2023.12.07
Kazushige Touhara (Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo) + Maki Ueda (Artist)
+Takeaki Miura (Distiller, Representative of Flying Circus)
+Hiroyuki Mizuno (Principal Research Scientist, Basic Research Center, Research and Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd. and Director, Hitachi Kyoto University Laboratory)
［Moderator] Dai Fujiwara (Creative Director)

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量子芸術祭 Quantum Art Festival 2/4


量子芸術祭は、量子の世界を科学と芸術の 2 つの分野で繫ぎ、科学と芸術の対話を生み出すことによって、ともに未来を 考えようと、4 回シリーズで企画された芸術祭です。

「匂い」とは何でしょう？　私たちが日常で感じる匂いは、芳香分子が空気を通じて鼻に届き、その情報が脳に伝わるという複雑なプロセスの結果です。人間の嗅覚は薬学や医学で重要なので、分子レベルでのメカニズム解明に向けた研究が進められています。
音楽では和音を単音に分けたり、単音を組み合わせて和音をつくったりできます。それと同じように、匂いも分解・再構築できることがわかっています。この仕組みを利用すれば、近い将来、地球環境に配慮しながら人々が心地よく感じる匂いをつくれるようになるかもしれません。
　上田麻希によるインスタレーション作品《OLFACTOSCAPE VER. 4 —分解と構築—》では、あるドリンクの香りを分解・再構築して体験することができます。量子センサーや量子コンピュータは、香りの世界でも役立つかもしれません。どんな可能性があるか、匂いに包まれながら一緒に考えてみませんか？ 

《OLFACTOSCAPE VER. 4​ —分解と構築—》

ドリンク“X”の味わい方

誰もが知る親しみ深い飲み物＝ドリンク“X”を嗅覚で味わうインスタレーション作品です。“X”の匂いを構成する重要な要素である10種の芳香成分を、ひとつずつ、円筒状のカーテンに噴射しています。
「量子と嗅覚」という大きなテーマを議論するにあたり、この作品は、量子を問う前に、分子レベルでの体験を提供しています。

1.    目を閉じてください。
2.    手でカーテンを辿り、そのひとつひとつを嗅ぎながら一周してください。
3.    最後に空間の中央に立ち、それらが混ざったトータルな匂いを嗅いでください。“X”が何かがわかるはずです。
4. 答えを確認したい方は、[QRコード]を読み込んでください。

答え：赤ワイン　ピノ・ノワール

WEBINAR: おいしい香りのリコンストラクション—量子と香り
2023.12.07
東原 和成（東京大学大学院農学生命科学研究科 教授 ）＋上田 麻希（アーティスト）
＋三浦 武明（蒸留家、フライングサーカス代表）
＋水野 弘之（日立製作所 研究開発グループ 基礎研究センタ主管研究長 兼 日立京大ラボ長）
［司会］藤原 大（クリエイティブディレクター）


OLFACTORY LABYRINTH VER. 7

– Facets of the Forest –

space installation (2024)

DATE: November 1st – December 1st, 2024
CONTEXT: Art Festival “Akigawa Art Stream”, Tokyo Japan　
CURATOR/PRODUCER: Tomohiro Okada (Creative Cluster)
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[Concept]

This installation, a partially site-specific installation created for Hinohara Village in Tokyo, invites viewers to experience the fleeting and ever-changing moments of forest aromas. Each bottle gracefully moves around the observer, dispersing scents continuously via ropes that descend inside the bottles. The installation captures the shifting facets of scents carried by the wind, offering an immersive journey into the dynamic nature of olfactory perception.

The scent of forest encompasses an intricate blend of elements—wood, soil, moss—all interacting and shifting under the influence of seasons, weather, temperature, and humidity. These stimuli reach our senses as air and wind carry them. At one moment, a fresh coniferous scent might dominate, while in the next, the earthy aroma of soil might emerge. The olfactory sense often focuses on keynotes within the overall aroma, much like hearing isolates a melody from background noise. This installation explores and shares the complexities of how scents are perceived and processed.

The exhibition took place in Hinohara Village, Tokyo, a region of mountains, emerald-green streams, and a rich harmony of sacred nature and centuries-old forest life. This area has long supplied cedar and cypress to central Tokyo and continues to nurture future forests through forestry practices. The work pays homage to the enduring relationship between the village and its forests, as well as the dedication to preserving this legacy for generations to come.

[Medium]

Bamboo skewers, glass bottles, ropes, silk threads, fragrances, solvents

[About the Olfactory Labyrinth Series]

Olfactory Labyrinth is a series exploring themes of olfaction and movement. This version is based on ver.4, while ver.6, with a similar structure, focused on the theme of pheromones.

[Scents Used in the Work]

  1. Hinoki (Japanese cypress) from Hinohara Village
  2. Cedar
  3. The Earth Accord (original)
  4. Moss Accord (original)
  5. Coniferous Accord (original)

OLFACTORY LABYRINTH VER. 6

– Pheromone as a Message –

space installation (2024)

DATE: November 7th, 2024
CONTEXT: Exhibition “Koō-suru” at Aizumi Art Museum
CURATOR: Asuka Taniguchi and the students of the Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
PRODUCER: Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
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[Concept]

This installation features nine seemingly identical bottles. Six of them contain different synthesized pheromones and three of them contain only a dissolvent. The strings that suspend the bottles descend in the bottles, absorb the scents and disperse them into the air. Moving autonomously like a mobile, the bottles simulate the flow of people in an urban setting. This work examines olfactory perception in a context where the movements of scents and individuals constantly shift in relation to one another.

The concept critically reflects on society’s fascination with pheromones. In nature, pheromones are vital messengers for survival. For example, truffles contain androstenol, a pheromone found in male pig saliva. When a female pig detects it, she assumes a mating posture, which humans use as a clue to locate truffles underground. Androstenol is also present in human sweat and urine, but it does not evoke the same behavioral response in humans. The vomeronasal organ, responsible for perceiving pheromones, has atrophied in humans, rendering these substances ineffective in the way they function for animals.

Even so, the belief in pheromones persists. In this installation, observe your reaction as a bottle passes by. Do you sense anything? Where is the line between pheromone and scent? The work explores boundaries: what can be smelled and what cannot, what is felt and what is not, what attracts or repels.

[About the Series]

Olfactory Labyrinth is a series that explores themes of olfaction and movement. This version builds upon ver. 4, while ver. 7 shares a similar structure but focuses on the facets of scents carried by mountain air.

[Medium]

Bamboo skewers, glass bottles, strings, silk threads, synthetic fragrance materials (aromatic substances presumed to be pheromones), and solvents.

[Exhibited Pheromones]

All pheromones displayed are perfume materials sourced from PerfumersWorld. They are not animal-derived but are artificially synthesized, and provided at lower concentrations than recommended to ensure safety.

A: α-Androstenol (Sample Bottle 1)

B: β-Androstenol

C: Estratetraenol (Sample Bottle 2)

D: Copulins

E: Androstenone (Sample Bottle 3)

F: Androsterone

Smell them individually (focused), or all together (zoomed out) on the test strips. It was revealed during the exhibition that younger individuals were more likely to detect the scents, while many people over the age of 30 reported being unable to smell them easily. Therefore, the experience of “not being able to smell” is also an integral part of this work.