On Scent As Memory: A Contemporary Art and Olfactory Exhibition
During our Fall 2025 Season, Future Front hosted Scent Fair, an inaugural artist-led olfactory experience, connecting scent, memory and creative expression.
Curated by Carlos Moreno of Barrio Pop Studio, this guest show partnered with Austin-based artists Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa and Paloma Mayorga to showcase their works Sophia: A Tribute to Grief and haciendo y deshaciendo / doing and undoing. The exhibit also featured an interactive experience and creative workshop, Scents of Memory: An Invitation to Feel, facilitated by Austin-based maker (and former exhibitor at The Front Market) Hannah Jackson of Acquired Taste.
Connecting sense and feeling, Scent Fair Austin encouraged an exploration of grief, nature and ritual, encouraging reflections on the community traditions of scent and its connection to movements of resistance.
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All photos courtesy of Barrio Pop Studio
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