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Sojin Chun
What is that smell? Presented at Off the map Gallery
What is that smell? is an installation and performance exploring the duality of the sense of smell. The installation part, consisting of a stand,
displays a series of wooden boxes sitting on an antique iron board. Inside the boxes, various objects carry essences that could repulse, confuse or entice our
nostrils.
The audience is invited to participate by testing the different containers of their choice.
SoJin Chun is a photo-based artist living in Toronto.
She is also a member of Gallery 44 and has served in its
Exhibition Selection Committee as well as the board
of directors from 2004-2007. Currently, soJin is pursuing
a Masters in Communications and Culture, a joint program
from Ryerson and York Universities.
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The seven images have been taking during the performance of What is that Smell?. The artist, soJin Chun is wearing white pants & shirt with a red apron. The installation set as a kiosk, displays various
wooden boxes containing jars with different scents. Inside the bottles you can see a piece of red cloth The boxes are arranged on top of an antique iron board.
Image 1: The artist present a jar containing a particular scent to a member of the audience.
Image 2: The artist, surrounded by a group of people attending the performance, explains to the audience how to interact with the installation.
Image 3: People in the audience holding jars containing different scents get a sense of them.
Image 4: The artist is holding a package of incense and speaking to 3 audience members.
Image 5, 6 & 7: The artist is standing behind the counter of her kiok’s installation. There are 2 large open wooden boxes that contain the jars with different scents, and three small wooden boxes. All the boxes are on top of a wooden table.
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