Olfaction - Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel

This short film follows Norwegian artist and musician Simon Daniel Tegnander Wenzel as he explores scent as an artistic medium.

Working with olfaction, Simon creates scent-based compositions that connect memory, place and personal experience. From childhood associations triggered by everyday smells, to the reconstruction of a wartime cave through its atmosphere and minerals, his practice moves between intimate recollection and careful sensory research.

Through fieldwork, studio experiments using a perfumer’s organ, and workshops with audiences, Simon uses scent to open spaces for reflection, dialogue and shared memory - inviting people to revisit places, moments and parts of themselves that might otherwise remain hidden.

Simon was in residence at Artica Svalbard during the summer of 2025.

Film by: Tom Warner