Olfactory Archive

Sam Daitzman

I made an archive that links space (my yard and house) with scent. I made a 30x30 step grid in my yard. Then I took 9 containers, labelled them as 10-step intervals on this grid, and closed them at their designated locations. The steps were not of equal distance; I walk differently outside than I do inside. This means that it's an archive specifically of scents while walking. It can be experienced for tens of thousands of years, as plastic degrades very slowly. It can only be experienced for a few moments before it disperses.