COMING SOON!
Reminiscent - Eau de Rodin/Rodin Odour
Darren Neave will present a serene sensory take on Auguste Rodin’s Age of Bronze.
A moment of scent-uality, a restrained re-presentation of Rodin’s remarkable and controversial sculpture from 1877, that quietly flanks the stone stairwell of the entrance hall of the Manchester Art Gallery vestibule.
Depicting fragility and fortitude, a lithe young man caught in a suspended moment of revitalisation. The male musculature is magnificently rendered in the cool metallic bronze cast. A Rodin masterpiece that needs your input…
If you con-scent, Darren will individually dispense a fragrance to intrigue, you who will be encouraged to re-appraise the statue, to absorb, with olfaction and a quiet sniff of a poignant choice of perfume.
There will be a chance to engage with the artist/researcher and share scented anecdotes and smell memories. Darren encourages feedback and this will form part of his PhD research work linking sculpture with aromas.
Can a scent conjure an art work?
Come, inhale and join the conversation!
Grimsby Venus
I've been seducing the Grimsby Venus de Milo.
New work in the pipeline for 2026.
Keep your eyes peeled and your nose cleared.
ART ODOUR - ODOROUS ART
My PhD work is proving to be very evocative - often when talking about how the research started, I find the conversation quickly becomes infused and engulfed with people’s memories and personal associations with perfumes and fragrances and the attempts to describe and recall people, situations, commemorative experiences…. I have always wanted to harness this ‘power’ with my art practice with these conjunctions - what is produced?…. please feel free to share any experiences, especially if you are a practitioner.
