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PDIV - | 5 Exercise Sponge

HongSheng

Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018 - 03:50:51 pm

@ Jayden

” SMELL. “

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Heng Tong  x  Hong Sheng

In the last week, we were encouraged to try collecting smells with the use of materials, hence we carried out the experiment shortly after. We used the ‘magic sponge’ that was used for the very first class exercise.

We went around school to ‘plant’ sponges and see Read more →

Tags: adm | experiment | ntu | pd4 | smell | sponge
I'm not sure I can fully understand the output of this research. Can you envision what will be your final output? Remember we are looking for a permanent installation on campus (one single location), with some aesthetic quality and delivering a strong value message, possibly involving users/visitors participation is the sponge sampling really satisfying your intentions and, looking at that permanent installation, is it really sustainable in terms of management/maintenance of the installation? would it be worth looking for materials that have smell on their own? (something can last...) ...and with a good smell :-)...

PDIV- |4 smell research

Heng Tong Foo

Wednesday, Feb 07, 2018 - 10:09:10 pm

@ thisisht.

” SMELL. “

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Heng Tong  x  Hong Sheng

As we reviewed the feedback from last week, idea 3 regarding smell-absorbing idea was the most interesting concept to develop. Thus, we took into consideration of smell-absorbing agents as our main topic for research.

NASEVO

Nasevo is the nickname given to Ernesto Ventos, a recognised perfumer and creator of scents. He has Read more →

Few points: 1) What form should it take on to communicate that it is a cumulation of smells from the atmosphere and people of NTU overtime? Look at perfume bottles, air fresheners, flowers (nature). 2) Survey the smells of NTU and curate them into a form?

PDIV- |3 smell

HongSheng

Tuesday, Feb 06, 2018 - 12:59:04 am

@ Jayden

SMELL

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Heng Tong 

x

Hong Sheng

In the previous week we made two models; one with a fragrant scent and one with a foul smelling scent.

Diving more into the topic of ‘smell’, we went on to do more research.

SMELL

‘Olfactory filaments that allows a cognitive response to Read more →

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PDIV - |2 the infra-ordinary

Heng Tong Foo

Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018 - 09:47:59 pm

@ thisisht.

” SMELL. “

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Heng Tong  x  Hong Sheng

As we went through the thought-provoking reading ‘The Infra-Ordinary’ by Georges Perec,  one paragraph really resonated between Hong Sheng and me, of which is:

” To question the habitual. But that’s just it, we’re habituated to it. We don’t question it, it doesn’t question us, it doesn’t seem Read more →

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