2018–2021 · ESP / Wi-Fi / OSC / MIDI / Scent
Smell Organ
A networked crossmodal instrument that maps live musical input to spatialized aroma and light.
- Role
- I took part in the realization of Perfume de yuyo y alfalfa, with Sebastián Tedesco, Camilo Álvarez and Carlos Sztaynberg. Authors: Tedesco and Mesz.
- System
- Smell Organ: distributed Wi-Fi microcontroller towers releasing spatialized aromas and light synchronized to live piano notes via MIDI and OSC.
- Constraint
- A distributed physical instrument needed coordinated network timing, repeatable electro-mechanical scent release and field-serviceable custom hardware.
- Outcome
- I developed the Smell Organ and operated it on site, including in Tucumán for Entre Sentidos, BienalSur 2019. The work was also presented at Museo Casa Carlos Gardel in May and August 2019.