Bridges Lecture - Perfumery: the art and science of smell

[Jodi Szimanski]

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 7:30 PM
St. Jerome’s University – Vanstone Lecture Hall

Lucia Turin and Saskia Wilson-Brown
What, exactly, is fragrance? How might we discuss and theorize the sense of smell? Luca Turin<https://www.sju.ca/node/4245> and Saskia Wilson-Brown<https://www.sju.ca/node/4245> confront these surprisingly thorny questions and argue that fragrance is an autonomous art which must be dealt with on its own terms, a message in a bottle. As Igor Stravinsky said of music, fragrance may be "by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all". Wilson-Brown’s fragrance awards have shown that there is the possibility for a blind consensus as to what makes a fragrance good or bad. Turin, in his research and writing, has been trying to figure out what that elusive thing may be.

Please note: Complimentary tickets and parking with refreshments following the lecture, but please register<https://ticketfi.com/event/1897/bridges-lecture-series-turinwilson-brown-nov-22nd> for this event.

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