After years of exploring and reconstructing the scents of planet Earth, the 66-year-old “aroma sculptor” set himself a new goal – capturing the smell of the moon. “To recreate the scent of undergrowth, for example, you have to go there first, ” he says. Notes of carbon and sulphurIn order to reproduce that smell, Moisseeff chose to detonate black powder in his own saucepans. Moisseeff’s next challenge takes him back to the Renaissance as he attempts to reconstruct the scent of the Mona Lisa, or at least her surroundings. If he succeeds perhaps Moisseeff will finally uncover the secret behind that most famous of enigmatic smiles.

Source: The Star August 24, 2020 02:15 UTC