Kledia Spiro, Press and Sniff, 2024, 5' x 2" PVC pipe, Metaquest 3 VR controller, wood, momentary switch, 5V fan, cheesecloth, essential oil, 3.5" x 5.5” laser etched acrylic drawings, Perseus Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Clio Art Fair.
In this interactive installation, participants explored 11 distinct aromas through my press and sniff boxes. The PVC pipe was equipped with a VR controller to capture collective air drawings in real time, translating each scent into visual form. There were also 12 laser etched acrylic drawings of bar path analysis of past participants in my past performances. Sound played a pivotal role, beginning with an underwater barbell sound. Each aroma had a unique sound signature, chosen by chatgpt and edited by Darren Alexander Cole. Each participant was asked to smell one of the boxes on the wall and then draw what they thoughts that smell looked like. Hyperallergic highlighted: “Patrons and artists danced with the pipe after smelling an installation on the wall, attracting a rowdy crowd inside the quaint first-floor space.”
Video documentation: Darren Alexander Cole