“Olfactory Labyrinths” That Zero In on the Remarkable Act of Smelling
Japanese artist Maki Ueda creates scent-filled mazes and installations that invite viewers to pay more attention to the connections between scent and space.
May 12, 2022
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Walking through a museum, you’ll likely consume most artworks using your eyes. Enjoying the output of olfactory artist Maki Ueda, who uses scent as her primary medium, however, requires your nose—and sometimes takes place in spaces with no visual stimulation whatsoever. Ueda, who is based in Okinawa and Tokyo, intentionally minimizes the influence of other senses as a way of helping viewers pay more attention to the remarkable act of smelling, and its deep connections with movement and space.