Olfactory landscapes of Bloedel Reserve
Four fragrances drawn from meadow, marsh, forest, and Japanese garden, created to live in conversation with glass sculpture.
Enter the landscapesThe project
Art into Air is a collaborative exploration of place through two sensory languages. Each fragrance interprets a distinct landscape within Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. Paired with glass sculpture, the scents become atmospheric portraits of light, moisture, growth, decay, and season.
The collection
The Pollinator Meadow · Summer
Dry grass · Hay · Living green · Meadow flowers · Warm air
The path opens from woodland into a broad, sunlit field. Dry hay and living green growth mingle with daisies and small meadow flowers as warm air moves through the stems and carries their scent into open space.
Buxton Bird Marsh · Spring
Cold water · Wet vegetation · New growth · Native rose · Mineral
Cold water passes over dark, decomposing vegetation as fresh green growth rises from below. Above it drifts a delicate rose-like note, cool and translucent rather than lush, holding decay and renewal in the same breath.
Trestle Bridge & Boardwalk · Winter
Moss · Cedar · Loam · Damp air · Shadow
Beyond the trestle, cedar, moss, damp bark, and cool loamy soil gather beneath the canopy. Light is subdued and moisture seems held within the air. The greenness is deep rather than bright: mossy, woody, loamy, and dark.
The Japanese Garden · Autumn
Autumn sun · Yellow leaves · Dried Asian fruit · Maltol · Radiance
As the Katsura’s heart-shaped leaves turn yellow, fall, and begin to dry, they release maltol into the air. Burnt-sugar warmth, golden sunlight, dry leaves, and concentrated Asian fruit become luminous and airy.
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