To feel, to perceive

Feeling, experiencing. Smelling, reminiscing, inspiring, reacting. From exploring the realm of perfume creation to the perception of scents, this book addresses the question of olfaction in all its complexity. Comprised of 13 interviews with perfumers and texts from researchers, it accompanies two exhibitions that will be held in Lausanne starting in February 2019: "Nose to Nose: Contemporary Perfumers at mudac" and "What a Nose! Smells and Feelings at the Museum of the Hand." What inspires perfumers? How do they work? How do they translate an impression, a feeling, a story through the sense of smell alone? What are the capabilities of human olfaction? Does our sense of smell shape the perception of our own bodies and those of others? How does it contribute to the construction of our identities and our relationship with the world? NOSE TO NOSE, CONTEMPORARY PERFUMERS THE PERFUMER'S PROFESSION PERFUMER INTERVIEWS Marc-Antoine Corticchiato, Isabelle Doyen, Céline Ellena, Jean-Claude Ellena, Rodrigo Flores Roux, Olivia Giacobetti, Pierre Guillaume, Vero Kern, Patricia de Nicolai, Fabrice Pellegrin, Dominique Ropion, Maurice Roucel, Lorenzo Villoresi. JOINT INTERVIEW Sylvain Delplanque and Céline Ellena: perfumes and emotions, from researcher to perfumer. WHAT A NOSE! SMELLS AND FEELINGS OLFACTORY ARTWORKS Julie C. Fortier, Boris Raux, Susana Soares. ILLUSTRATED MISCELLANIES