Scent Memories

We all have a certain conditioning regarding scent that leads us to categorize aromas. Often the categorizing occurs not from the aroma, but from the language chosen to describe it. Although the language of smell is limited, it automatically forms associations for us, leading us to navigate the world of olfaction through language that is rarely our own. 

How can we experience aromas more intimately, more wholly, with our own feelings, memories, and language? How can we seek information and tap into our memories and emotions to come up with a scent that is personal and to which we assign our own description and purpose?

Tatiana’s approach to scent is intimate and intuitive. In the scent workshops that she facilitates, she encourages participants to explore botanical scents in the absence of given language, and not knowing the name of what is being smelled. This allows for an exploration of scent that is based on each individual’s experiences, memories, and emotions.

These are a selection of writings and drawings by participants at a workshop facilitated for Chroma’s Grounding series,