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Brognon Rollin Tell the Dogs [Art Basel Paris / 1], 2024
Specifications
Each series [1] and [2] contains:
9 colour panels of 24 x 18 cm +
9 black text panels measuring 24 x 18 cm
Each series [1] and [2] is limited to:
2 copies in French + 1 A.P. and
2 copies in English + 1 A.P.
Accompanied by a certificate
Performance
In 1623, Pieter Claesz arrange some cutlery, a lemon, bread, wine and a few olives on a wooden table in his studio in Harlem (Netherlands), and embarked on a still life called ‘Hors d'oeuvres'. This painting disappeared in Warsaw in 1939.
In October 2021 the olfactory designer Carole Calvez was given the task of identifying and reconstituting the scent of the original composition. The green olives and yellow lemon originate in Seville. The sweet white wine is from Barsac, France, and probably had honey added to it. The bread is ‘Hardbrood', also known as «sea bread» due to its longevity, undoubtedly baked in a wood oven in Groningen.
With the help of sixty-two natural essences and synthetic molecules, the aroma of every item of food was reproduced according to its intensity and imagined interaction with the environment. The extracts were entrusted to Serge Garidel, dog handler, to train Léo, his Malinois Shepherd dog, a breed used by search and rescue teams for their extraordinarily sharp sense of smell.
Léo is able to find the olfactory combination of ‘Hardbrood', Barsac wine, green olives and Seville lemon' in any environment.
To date, the mental image implanted in his brain is currently the only available representation of ‘Hors d'oeuvres'.
15.75 x 11.81 in ( 40,5 x 30,5 cm )
each 17.72 x 13.78 in
each 17.72 x 13.78 in
each 17.72 x 13.78 in
each 17.72 x 13.78 in
