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The Smell of Rain

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presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

The Smell of Rain

20
Feb 2020
- Odorama 37 with Saša Spačal, Frank Bloem, Rosalie Bak, Henk Jonkers and Leanne Wijnsma

Most of us remember how the streets smell after a summer rain. This smell is called petrichor and is partly caused by the organic compound geosmine and bacteria that help organic matter decay. Over...

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The Smell of Rain

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The Smell of Rain

Guests experience the scent of synthetic Vanillin, sometimes used as a flavouring agent in foods, beverages, and pharmaceuticals.
Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

The Smell of Rain

Spačal presents the scope of her work as being in between the macrocosm of planet Earth and the microcosm of bacteria.

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