“Your body, in relationship to a piece that was formed over millions of years.”

THE OLFACTIVE REVIEW OF 
”GATHER” (PART TWO)
AN EXHIBITION BY NIAMH O’MALLEY FOR THE 2022 VENICE BIENNALE

: READ
/ EXHIBITION REVIEW & ARTIST INTERVIEW

: SMELL
/ FRAGRANCE

A COMMAND TO FEEL.
SPACIOUS, INTENTIONAL, GRITTY WITH EPHEMERA
/aldehydic note, freesia, saffron, chamomile blue, sandalwood, patchouli, cypriol, ambergris, musk./

Profile: Woody, Musky, Dusty
Texture: Clear, Fresh, Dewy
Opacity: Transparent
Volume: Low - Mid
Pitch: High
Movement: Moving
Verb: Flow

MEDIUM
Sculpture

ARTIST
Niamh O’Malley

PERFUMERY
David Chieze

CATALOGUE
Silhouettes

Silhouettes from the lens of a perfumer, Silhouettes explores the olfactive nature of an artist’s work—whether painting, sculpture, photo, film, music, or performance. Here perfumers, in a series of interviews, essays, art reviews, and artist profiles, translate the world of art into scent.

“GATHER” IS A SOLO EXHIBITION BY NIAMH O’MALLEY PRESENTED AT THE 59TH VENICE BIENNALE’S PAVILION OF IRELAND.

YEAR
2022