Sensuous Peripheries

Erin Adams of Smell Art joins to talk about her work creating memorable experiences with the disappearing medium of scent, the challenges of working digitally with aroma and the social aspects of smell.  https://www.smellart.com.au/ @_smell_art_ ____________ There are lots of ways to support the show. Visit: carolinemcmillan.com/podcast and while you're there, you can sign up for my newsletter or...

In this second of a special two-parter on the work of Yosh Han, a scent artist known for her elaborate moving image landscapes and public sculptures, we talk about the matter of olfactory energetics. Yosh has a unique vantage on the global landscape of the fragrance industry, and her ongoing work to decolonise the fragrance Industry is the subject this time. This episode is anchored in her work wi...

This is the first episode of a special two-parter on the art and practice of Yosh Han, a pioneer of American Perfumery. Award-winning nose, clairvoyant and aura reader, super-taster , flavourist, sommelier, judge, advisor, speaker, educator and creative collaborator, scent artist , Yosh has her nose to the pulse of all things olfaction,  creating and curating the contemporary scent zeitgeist for d...

Tauras Stalnionis talks about h is work exploring the choreographies of food through design research .  He approaches the medium and topic of hand-held street food as a multidisciplinary practice framed by design, performing arts and food. Using the techniques and strategies of street vendors, Tauras takes food out of the plate and transform it into theatre.   @tauras.s   @ cafe.muller.2   http://...

Laila Snevele—a Sensory Food Designer—talks about her work exploring the perception of food through multisensorial research. She designs recipes for the brain. At the intersection of scientific knowledge and creative application, Laila leads the future of food design with insatiable curiosity to deliver novel food experiences that transform table culture into magical experiences.  https://www.sens...

In this episode, I listen to Prof. Angie Abdilla of Old Ways, New and the Australian National University's School of Cybernetics talk about Country Centred Design, a methodology with country in mind, in and through a strategic process for relational connections. Dreaming up the future state of A.I. Angie talks about technology development informed by Indigenous knowledges and systems. Where our to...

In this second of a special two-parter on the art and practice of Gabriella Hirst, an artist known for her elaborate moving image landscapes and public sculptures, we talk about the language of entanglement. In Gabriella's contemporary visions of beauty, gardening practices centre around a rare species of garden rose, the rosa floribunda 'Atom Bomb', as a site of critique and care. This episode is...

Known for her elaborate moving image landscapes and public sculptures, Gabriella Hirst draws connections between the politics of capture, plant taxonomies and untold histories of nuclear colonialism. She creates contemporary visions of beauty, where gardening practices centred around a rare species of garden rose, the rosa floribunda 'Atom Bomb' is a site of critique and care. Find out more about...

Jas Brooks, a PhD researcher at the University of Chicago, joins to talk about burgeoning, multisensorial realms of innovation. We plunge nose-first into the exciting matter of our chemical senses to talk about past, present and future olfactory technologies and media. See how Jas is attending to what it means to sense and interact with our physical and virtual environments, to which they're contr...

Karsten Binar has designed countless visual and spatial heartstoppers for high-profile clients such as European culture channel ARTE and Veejay for Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk. He joins the podcast to talk about his remarkable career and share his insights on the essence and core of compelling design communication. To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered di...

Twain Liu, a heartist, scientist, and trailblazer in human+machine intelligence, joins the podcast to discuss cutting-edge research in quantum computing, Daoism, and her own experience. She reframes the conversation on data classification for natural language understanding towards developing humane, naturally coherent AI systems. Find out more about Twain here and here . To get weekly Sensuous Per...

Why is medicalCBD so popular right now? So, what on earth exactly is CBD? How does CBD Aromatherapy impact wellness when it comes to anxiety and perimenopause? What is it used for? What benefits does it bring to the body and mind as plant-powered, integrative support? How to know which products use top-quality ingredients, and avoid the snake oil variants? On this podcast, I discuss the undiscussa...

Cross-disciplinary thinker and designer Philipp Schueller joins me to talk about two decades of creative practice. Spanning his professional collaboration as part of fashion duo Schueller De Waal to a recent departure from fashion into speculative future scapes and his aspirational realm of becoming a 'fashion biologist'. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: @drphis https://www.janvaneyc...

In this episode cultural producer, curator, artist, and designer Kim Chin discusses her prolific creative career, her curation work within the London art sector, and ongoing focus towards the care of slower, sustainable, and ethical ways of making. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: https://project.credit/ @project.credit Project Credit is currently led by Nick Hackworth and Mazzy-Mae...

In this episode, Ben Munday joins to talk about his methods and how to tune in to bodily intelligence for creativity. A body-oriented coach committed to raising up women in businesses, Ben shares why body-based approaches are so valuable when tackling bold transitions and deepening life fulfilment. Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.benjmunday.com/

The "Sensuous Peripheries" podcast is a new show hosted by Caroline McMillan. Caroline explores the senses and the patterns of nature through the artistic, scientific and esoteric lens. Every Tuesday.

In this episode interior designer Emily Cox joins to talk about her remarkable career at the forefront of sustainable practices in the built environment.

Smell was the vital sensory pulse of ancient Egyptian life. In this week's episode, I share the path that led me to research ancient cosmetic and perfume practices, discovering how ancient Egyptian perfume artefacts were made and used for both religious and personal use. In 2019, my research into olfactory wearable technologies brought me to make ancient Egyptian perfume cones, temple incenses and...

Sensuous Peripheries is a podcast about the senses. It's the debut platform for the multidisciplinary creative studio Peripherie, founded by myself Caroline, a researcher, designer, technologist, and writer who's explored sensory design and technology examples at length. Consider this introductory episode of Sensuous Peripheries, a "who I am, how I got here, where I'm going" prologue where I share...