Visitors sniffing the perfumes exhibited at Kombinat in Sofia. 2018.

In ‘Scent of Mourning’ I explored parallels and relationships in mourning rituals, iconography and perfume trends in the Soviet period in both former USSR countries and France with a research project in painting and perfumery.

detail of ‘Epiphyte’. Extrait de Parfum based on perfumer Jean Paul Geurlain’s original Samsara.

The white paintings for ‘Scent of Mourning’ installed at Kombinat. All oil on canvas.

untitled, white mourning icon A. Oil on canvas. 2018.

untitled, white mourning icon B. 2018.

Visitors to the exhibition. Kombinat, Sofia, 2018.

Bad Mom. Eau de Parfum. 2019. This EDP resulted as part of my follow up research in “Scent of Mourning”.