Parfum Funèbres

Plagues and diseases have tortured us since time immemorial. Thanks to our ingenuity, we have protected ourselves behind a wall of vaccinations for several years. This created a false feeling of safeness. Looking back upon the history of pandemics, we can witness an interesting role of scents. For example, plague doctors believing in the miasma-theory thought that putting fragrances in the 'beaks' of their plague masks could protect them. We researched how the miasma theory fits in with the current pandemic, and discussed the role does scent play in death ceremonies.

But we were also interested in the role of smell in memorating deceased. We talked about how we can reconstruct the smells of our passed loved ones.