N E G A T I V E S P A C E
Choya Nakh, Cedar Atlas, Olibanum Resin, Ambergris essence, Guaiac wood...
Perfume with 6x4 Flacon
50ml
Edition of 15
Artist Statement
When conceptualising this scent with Nathan Taare of OfBody I described wanting to evoke emptiness and negative space, not in a despairing sense but as something expansive and endless. An experience of finding hope, potential, and freedom in the void. I wanted special bottles to house this scent, sacred vessels that would make conceptual sense with the spirit of the perfume and of the show.
After discussions with Jark Pane of Soraa Glass we decided to go with glass blown into wooden moulds. Glassblowing moulds are traditionally made from fruit tree greenwood so I went to a friend's house to cut a branch off a dying apricot tree. I scrunched a piece of clay in my hand, creating a form describing the negative space of my hand.
I 3-D scanned this using photogrammetry with help from @johnnyelectricnz. He then used the resulting 3-D model to cut this shape into two pieces of the Apricot wood using his CNC machine. These two pieces were then hinged to create the mould and Jark was able to blow molten glass into it to create the individual bottles.
All of the glass used, including for the blown glass stoppers, have specs of colour flowing throughout to accentuate the irregular shapes and textures. The stoppers have hand carved silicone bungs to make them watertight.
Perfume oil by @ofbody.nz in blown glass bottles by @soraa.glass
*The perfume oil comes in separate dropper bottle for ease of strage and transport. The oil can then be transferred to the bottle by the owner.
Handcrafted in Aotearoa
