Smell Graffiti is an art project that was designed during my artist residency in Vienna, Austria for the Paraflows urban hacking conference in 2009. The concept is simple and powerful. Using industrial esters and repurposed lubricant atomization canisters one can create an artificial smellscape. One experiment was to juxtapose heavily urbanized areas such as underground rail stations with the smell of soil mixed with freshly cut grass to remind people of the rural experience. Other playful and incongruous scents were employed like mint bubble gum, oatmeal cookies and coffee. The project was featured in Fast Company, PKSF and the spanish communication design publication Yorokobu.



