ATMOSPHERES, ART, AND AESTHETICS: A CONVERSATION

• Authors: Goeltzenleuchter Brian , Mancioppi Elena
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Initially conceived as an interview with the hybrid media artist Brian Goeltzenleuchter, this text gradually took the form of a conversation on various issues regarding olfactory art and the aesthetic significance of smell. Framing the artistic uses of odours in the context of contemporary art, the paper discloses some of its foundational traits, variations, and underlying impulses. By commenting on Goeltzenleuchter’s olfactory artworks through a philosophical perspective, this contribution covers a number of subjects including the notion of atmosphere, the socio-cultural values and narratives conveyed by scents, the suggestive relationship between spaces and aromas, and the phenomenology of smells as compared to the experience of sounds. Consistent with how smell perception unfolds, the dialogue flows in a form that is not rigidly structured but airy, ephemeral, and fluid, developing a sequence of insights whose aim is, rather than scrutinising a specific topic, to evoke the essence of olfactory poetics as a whole.

Keywords

EN

OLFACTORY ART; ATMOSPHERES; OSMOSPHERE

• Publisher: Society for Aesthetics in Slovakia ad Institute of Aesthetics and Art Culture
• Journal: ESPES
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 31 - 47

Contributors

author

Goeltzenleuchter Brian

• San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182, United States of America

author

Mancioppi Elena

Identifiers

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.12734314