Description

“Odor Vilnae Novus — Scent of New Vilnius – woven from the olfactory explorations of new Vilnius – bitterish, slightly excitant smells of asphalt, dust, cars, concrete, paint and laminates entangled with the scents of city parterres, greenery of alleys of trimmed trees, perfume shops, beauty salons, coffee shops, graffiti and the endless variety of scents people wear. The nets of Scent of New Vilnius have also caught some smoke, tobacco and metal: on the right bank of River Neris – smell of glass and metal from the skyscrapers. A stop by the White Bridge, a place of meet for young people, brought a whiff of fresh aroma of silt, fresh mushrooms and a bitter scent of wet soil, grabbing along the way some clear elements of perfume and espresso. Some hot air balloons getting ready for a flight on the lawn and burning gas amplified these dominating urban scents. The smell of fire soughed by in a split second as something new and dashing, as well as volatile and fragile, abstract and yet thrilling, forcing to dream with trepidation and… breath-in the future yet unknown.”