2018–2021 · ESP / Wi-Fi / OSC / MIDI / Scent
Smell Organ
A networked crossmodal instrument that maps musical input to spatialized aroma and light.
- Role
- Named in the realization of Perfume de yuyo y alfalfa, with Sebastián Tedesco, Camilo Álvarez and Carlos Sztaynberg. Authors: Tedesco and Mesz.
- System
- Smell Organ: Wi-Fi microcontroller towers release spatialized aromas from piano notes.
- Constraint
- A distributed physical instrument needed coordinated timing, repeatable output and maintainable custom hardware.
- Outcome
- Leonardo 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.
- Next action
- Authors of Perfume de yuyo y alfalfa remain Tedesco and Mesz. The realization credit is shared with Tedesco, Camilo Álvarez and Carlos Sztaynberg.