Au-delà du regard. Une traversée olfactive

With the collaboration of IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances) and Maebh McCurtin, exclusive perfumer, the paintings break out of the frame, become presences.
An innovative approach, in keeping with the spirit of the collection, a symbol of modernity.
For Nathalie Saint-Oyant, "this project was born from a simple conviction: visual familiarity does not exhaust the knowledge of a work. We must go beyond the gaze."
The exhibition, composed of visual artworks whose materials can be breathed, resonates with a selection of paintings from the permanent collection. It proposes to approach them through another sensory lens: olfaction, not as an illustration of the visible but as a subjective interpretation.
And since we are at Jacques Doucet's, a great couturier of the Belle Époque, it is the textile that carries this interpretation.