SIMULACRUM

la Biennale svizzera del territorio Lugano (non)finito

SIMULACRUM constructs a fictional territory of our future through the sense of smell. With the ‹finitude of resources implying the non-finitude of processes›, synthetic perfumes installed in the garden of Villa Saroli construct the largest collective environment with the minimum material means. ‹Air as medium› becomes the carrier, questioning the notion of borders, affiliation, and agency. Simulacrum shifts the priority of sight over other senses in the construction of our environment through olfactory experience, re-establishing a collectiveness within and beyond the boundaries of the site.

Collaboration with Nelly Pilz and Matthew Phillips