Gather:
Wood

Niamh
O'Malley

SILLHOUETTES

A SENSE OF FAMILIARITY. BUT ALSO ENOUGH STRANGENESS TO PRODUCE A MOMENT OF ATTENTION.

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Aritst: Niamh O'Malley

Medium: Sculpture

Feelings: A MUSKY, DRY WOOD impression:
an INVITATION — TOUCH. of sculpture, the things of craftmanship, thoughtful, precise, warm, expansive, familiar. perhaps your childhood memory of hugging a tree or your adulthood of peeling away the bark to make something, a reminder of how things are made, the importance of touch, and our response to physical things.

Materials: Angelica Seed, Elemi, Bergamot, Iris, Carrot Seed, Ambrette, Black Pepper, Cedar On Iris, Sandalwood, White Musk.

Perfumer: Géraldine Ignesta

Year: May, 2022

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This fragrance is an olfactive review and interview with the artist NIAMH O'MALLEY for FOLIE À PLUSIEURS — SILHOUETTES for her presentation at the 59th International Venice Biennale representing Ireland.

SILHOUETTES
From the lens of a perfumer, Silhouettes explores the olfactive nature of an artist’s work—whether painting, sculpture, photo, film, music, or performance. In a series of interviews, essays, art reviews, and artist profiles, here perfumers translate the world of art into scent.