ESSENCE IN SPACE
Keywords: Synaesthesia, Data Translation, Experience Transformation, Materialization, Senses, Essence, Perfume, Music
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Have you ever wondered what Beethoven’s "Moonlight Sonata” or Mozart’s “Requiem” smell like? The project attempts to harmonize the synaesthetic connection between the perfume industry’s ‘Fragrance Classification’ chart and the ‘Musical Order’.
Specifically, “Essence in Space” is realized through an adapted keyboard that transforms sound and fragrance into a unique perfume. Each key is mechanically linked to a type of fragrance, located below the keyboard. As each key is pressed, another part is lifted up and, in so doing, air is then released into a tube. Once the air enters the tube, the lower section of the instrument releases a droplet of perfume. This droplet of perfume is then collected in a bottle. This process continues as each key is struck, thereby creating a mixture of different perfume droplets in the bottle. At the end of the ‘performance’, a unique blend of perfume droplets has been created. We can call this a ‘Symphonic Perfume’. (Most perfumes consist of one or more of scented notes) The project can be considered a device that captures an essence of what may be termed a ‘mystic identity’. This mystic identity is produced through the transformation of sound and scent. As a form of alchemy, it speaks of the various transformative processes that all matter and form undergo. |
Essence of Famous Concertos
Essence of Mozart Turkish March, Moonlight Sonata and Fantasy-Impromptu
Michael Edwards Fragrance Classification Chart
(12 different types,1983 Version)
Fragrance Classification & Musical Notation Example
HIGHER SOUND = FRESH & WATERY
LOWER SOUND = WOODY & FLORAL
LOWER SOUND = WOODY & FLORAL