osmothèque laboratory translates whatsapp messages into smells

osmothèque laboratory translates whatsapp messages into smells
all images courtesy of jade de robles

osmothèque is an interactive laboratory that translates whatsapp messages into smell. it is based on a language created by using four olfactive families,  that allows you to smell a whatsapp message where it has its own composition and visual representation in the form of a graph. 0smothèque ‘II’ enables you to choose a message of your choice and make your own fragrance based on adjectives and emotions associated with each olfactive family. the user decides and thinks about the emotional weight their digital conversation has, making them aware of the way we have come to use our digital resources. ultimately osmothèque challenges the way people communicate digitally and makes them question themselves and think, how would ‘I love you’ smell like? Or how would a conversation between two people in an argument smell? people need to remember that more than half of our communication is nonverbal, therefore osmothèque is completely analogical and tries to make use of our sensitive sense of smell in an active and not passive way.

the series of whatsapp messages into smells

video courtesy of jade de robles rossdale

coffee beans for neutralising the palette

instructions for smelling 

smelling the specific whatsapp message

user get to choose their own whatsapp message

the laboratory mixes together the four olfactive families

osmothèque allows you to take the fragrance home

the whole kit 

the laboratory test tubes 

the presentation bottles similar to ones for colognes and perfumes