Summer School Workshop: Scent Articulation, Creative and Codified at Dublin Port

Engage with aromas associated with notions of cleanliness, such as rose, lemon, pine, orange blossom, soil etc, and try different ways of articulating these aromas, from the creative to the codified. There is no need for the English language, as the workshop will venture into mark making, colours, movements, sounds, and materials to communicate our perception. There will be a discussion about what we mean by the codified side of scent articulation, with a focus on the physiology and alchemy of olfaction, our sense of smell.

Meet at the orange cabin at the entrance to The Pumphouse, Alexandra Road, Dublin Port at 11:15am. Alternatively you can walk from The Point Luas stop at 11am with a member of staff.

No experience necessary.

This is a free event, booking essential as spaces are limited. You will be asked to confirm your attendance in order to hold your booking, the week of the event.

Christopher Mc Mullan is a Dublin-based artist and the recipient of the TBG+S Recent Graduate Residency Award 2024. He draws from his youth in Texas, USA, designing and building tree forts and go-karts, as well as his previous career in avant-garde kitchens, where he learned to extract aromas to make perfumes. His practice is situated somewhere between craft, science, and play, using extractions, distillations, and preservations as well as apparatuses to recalibrate perception of situation. By “de-luxifying” perfumery, he prefers to use it as a tool of communication, exploring non-retinal perception of visual art.

This year, Summer School takes place alongside Longest Way Round, Shortest Way Home, two exhibitions at The Pumphouse surrounded by the active logistical operations of the thriving Dublin Port. The exhibitions are produced and curated by Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, in partnership with Dublin Port Company.

Event Location Information: This workshop will take place at The Pumphouse location in Dublin Port. There is limited wheelchair access to the exhibitions and some uneven surfaces outside. There is an accessible toilet. The workshop will take place indoors. There will be seating and drawing boards available. For further details on accessibility please contact TBG+S Learning + Public Engagement Curator Orla Goodwin.

Image description: A photograph of two jars of liquid, one clear and one golden brown. The tip of a pipette hovers in the foreground, half full of liquid.