RÉVÉLATEUR BY MICKAËL WIESENGRÜN IN COLLABORATION WITH SISSEL TOLAAS

In collaboration with scent provocateur Sissel Tolaas, Mickaël Wiesengrün uncovers the past smell of the Witte Dame building in Eindhoven. Former home to the 1930`s Philips light bulb factory, it houses today the Design Academy Eindhoven, where the graduation show visitors are able to smell tones of sweat, metal and grease, samples of the industrial past smell. This fragile excavation of the past will enrich the visitors and their moments spent in the Academy, adding a valuable layer of information to their present awareness.

 

“Smells convey memories, moments and generally information. Révélateur is a spatial installation which uncovers the smell of the past, enriching our present moment with contextual information. Installed in the Witte Dame building (Design Academy Eindhoven), it brings out a piece of Eindhoven`s history: the smell of the 1930’s Philips light bulb factory, as this building rose to house its main factory. This information is crucial in the understanding of Eindhoven’s heritage and its people as without the blossoming Philips industry, Eindhoven would not exist. I find this information valuable and I see a necessity to elevate it back to a present moment. “