How to see in a different way ?
My diploma’s project was a reflection on the sense of smell.
“He who ruled scent ruled the hearts of men" Patrick Süskind
Unconscious memories provoked by something you smell,
sometimes take you back to experiences in your past - like “La madeleine de Proust”.
But there aren’t only memories. There is also the idea of identifying someone through his smell,
the idea of intimacy, nudity, love, desire ...
But there aren’t only memories. There is also the idea of identifying someone through his smell,
the idea of intimacy, nudity, love, desire ...
I wanted to delve deeper in the exploration of the sense of smell.
I chose to emphasize the link between smell and graphism, exploring the relationship through
14 themes, working around pictures, paper and textures
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SENSUOUS
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Light like a cloud
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MEMORY
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Fine like silk. You can smell a scent but you don't see it / You can hold a piece of silk but you don't feel it.
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SEDUCTION
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In love, every scent has a secret meaning.
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LOVE PHILTER
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" Ca sent beau / It smells beautiful " Kenzo
Each page is a scent, all together they compose this quote of Baudelaire :
"Songez donc que quand j'emporte le parfum de vos bras et de vos cheveux,
j'emporte aussi le désir d'y revenir. Et alors, quelle insupportable obsession" .
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INTIMACY
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You can't love someone if you don't love his smell.
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NUDITY
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Perfume of a woman is like a piece of jewelry, a lace of skin.
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INTENSE
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RECOGNITION
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Smell is like fingerprints : unique .It's a signature.
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OLFACTORY CONTEMPLATION
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Listen to smell.
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MUSIC
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KNOWLEDGE
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Little dictionary of smell.
" My genius is in my nostrils " Nietzsche
