This workshop approaches the construction of scent through walking, sensing, and reflecting prompts, circulated by artist Leonora Zoninsein in advance of the workshop. The prompts provide a flexible format for beginning to think and sense classification, parse the sensory lexicon, and make ecological selections for scent re-creation. Gather primary matter for a collective distillation and subsequent olfactory installation at a discrete threshold in and around BAMPFA.

Leonora Zoninsein is a researcher, artist, and teacher completing a Ph.D. in the Geography Department at UC Berkeley. She makes custom blends and conceptual fragrances through her scent studio, NIGHT AIR.