BRITNEY BAUTISTA

CITRUS PROJECT

For my Citrus Project, I decided to create a common scent vessel that we see in our everyday lives, but with an authentic twist.

I created a car air freshener that is made up of the literal scent it is intended to give off- Grapefruit. we see these little car fresheners all the time, but they tend to loose their scent after a while.

With a scent vehicle like this one, you will be able to smell the genuine scent of grapefruit rather than an artificial perfume. I created the piece with grapefruit skin, twine, white gaff tape, and sharpie.

OUT OF THE BOX

I made my out of the box piece with my group. For our project, we decided to create a piece that demonstrates the most powerful use of scent to us: its ability to withhold memories.

Within each of these boxes is a collection of memories and scents, that take all of us back to a point in time in our personal lives; the memories range from happy, to nostalgic, to heartbreaking.

Going clockwise, the first memory is of a breakup and has the scent of the significant other's perfume; the second is of the laundromat and has a detergent scent; the third is of playing the pool and has a chlorine scent; and the fourth (mine) is of my memories with my grandma and has a rose scent.

TWILIGHT IN THE FOREST

For this piece, I really wanted to tap into the storytelling aspect of the project. Inside a mysterious cardboard box with the label "LIVE CHICKENS" is a birds nest. However, all of the eggs within the nest seemed to have hatched and escaped the box.

Each of the egg shells have a different scent, ranging from Tea Tree Oil, Sea Salt, and Maple. One must decipher from each scent where the bird has possibly flow off to.

I made the piece out of dried up leaves, grass, yarn, eggshells, and brown paper bags.

PROTECTIVE MASK

I wanted to make a mask that was fun, playful, and little nostalgic. I made a mask out of fruit loops. I carefully looped each one on to a string of yarn and made sure that you were able to smell each color (although they all generally have the same fruity scent).

With every inhale, you can block the vile city smells and intake a refreshing, fruity scent that transports you back to childhood.

AVATAR PROJECT

For my Avatar project, I teamed up with Emma to create a headpiece inspired by the mythological creatures, Sirens. In Greek Mythology, Sirens are creatures that have a hypnotic voice that can trick any sailor into believing they are talking to a friend or loved one. They are widely known for appearing in one of the scenes of the Odyssey.

Emma made the top head piece of the portion that she knitted (not shown) and I made the veil as seen on the left. We were inspired by the ocean and had a nautical theme throughout our construction, as you can see by the fishnet knots, pearls, and blue mesh to represent seaweed. The veil has a refrehsingsea salt scent.

MAGIC IN MUSIC

My song, "Bloom," represents the transition from Winter to my favorite season, Spring. Through symbolism, synths, and sound effects I wanted to demonstrate the reawakening of nature and the revitalization of the flowers.

The whole song is completely produced by me.

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POETRY OF LONGING

For my love letter, I was really inspired by the sense of grief and sadness that is not traditionally found in love poems throughout the series of poems, and so I decided to create a blackout poem from a book called "Normal People," a book that explores the awkwardness and frustrations of relationships and love. In a way, this is an anti-love letter.

The poem itself I made talks about a couple, and alludes to how the man does not really love her, but is rather objectifying her. The woman becomes aware of this, but struggles to leave the relationship. I layed dead roses over the poem to signify the dying relationship. I sprayed perfume on the pages to give it a feminine, floral scent that the woman might have worn.

RITUAL

My ritual is a demonstration of Kodo, a traditional Japanese ceremony focused on celebrating incense. When practicing Kodo, a mat is placed on the floor and a cup of smoldering coals is placed on top of the ash. A mica plate is then placed on top, and the incense or fragrant wood is placed on the plate. The wood is not actually burned but gives off a little bit of the fragrance subtly.

Rather the smelling the incense, the motive of the practice is to “listen” to the fragrance, opening up their heart and spirit more than their nasal passages. For my project, I used agarwood, one of the six kinds of common fragrant woods used in the ceremony.

SANCTUARY

My sanctuary is essentially a safe space for people with social anxiety. One can experience being in social settings from the comfort of their own bedroom.

For this project I filmed on a 360 camera and shot in Times Square, Prospect Park, a subway, a bar, and many other places. There are three scents in bottles that accompany the three main places, so you get the full visual, auditory, and scent effect of being in that specific place.

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Replicate Scent Kit

I made ten bottles of tinctures with materials sourced from nature and household items.

Citrus: orange skin, lemon skin, lime juice

Dark wood: twigs, pine needles, bark, acorns, dirt, dried leaves

Green: grass, tea tree oil, fresh leaves

Body: lotion, deodorant, body wash, body mist

Smoke: burnt wood, rocks, burnt leaves

Fruit: cantaloupe, grapes, apple peel, pomegranate, fruit loops

Light floral: dried roses, dried lilies, dried leaves, lavender oil

Heavy floral: fresh roses, fresh sunflowers, grass, lavender oil

Resinous: maple syrup, resin from trees, dirt, acorns, pine needles

Stone: rocks, dirt, coins, metal screws

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