Petrichor
Pick up one of the jars.
Open it.
Describe the smell as if you were speaking to someone who cannot smell.
Press record, speak for up to 30 minutes, then press send.
***Stories will remain anonymous, names will not be shared, and voice recordings will only be used publicly with explicit permission from the sender.
(or send a voicenote via email to lyra@lyrabd.com)
photo credit Derek Smith, Glassfire Photography
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Petrichor (working title) is a dance theatre piece created by Lyra Butler-Denman in collaboration with Danielle Reed and Monel, the only independent research institute dedicated to the scientific understanding of taste and smell. The piece is about smell and smell-loss as it relates to memory, safety, longing, and delight. It also explores the relationship between smell disorders and memory loss.