What’s that smell?
What smell do you think inspired this scent?
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The artist, Laurie Anderson, selected the smell of cigarette smoke for
this experience.
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The artist Sanford Biggers selected the smell of temple incense as the inspiration for the scent in this experience.
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The artist Tenzin Tsetan Choklay selected the smell of fresh laundry
as the inspiration for the scent in
this experience.
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The artist Amit Dutta selected the smell of earth after rain as the inspiration for the scent in this experience.
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The artist Wang Yahui selected the smell of rice fields as the inspiration for the scent in this experience.
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The artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul selected the smell of waterfall as the inspiration for the scent in this experience.
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LAURIE ANDERSON
A STORY FROM THE ARTIST
Contemporary artist Laurie Anderson associates the smell of cigarette smoke with the feeling of melancholy, a form of sadness. You might have had a similar or wildly different reaction to the scent based on this smell.
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Just like this smell elicited an emotional reaction in you and the artist, every day you encounter things that may challenge or affirm your experience of the world. When we acknowledge and accept everyone’s experiences as equally valid, our empathy can grow.
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