Activating the Somatics of Scent for World-Building
Co-facilitated by lee wilmoth and agustine zegers: a somatic foray into the agential power of scent for worlding. Participants will engage in practices of world-building through olfactive and embodied engagement. We will leverage somatics and scent as portals for activating more liberatory futures.
In this workshop, we will learn and apply terminology from the fields of olfaction, speculative design, somatics, and timespace theory—learning where these generatively intersect in ways that we can activate through our sensoriums. We will then be guided through scent-focused breathwork and somatic exercises as part of a journey into embodying futures of your own making.
The optional scent package designed to accompany this workshop includes 4 samples of earthy, warming, cooling, and comforting fragrance materials. This scent package is optional, as exercises can also be completed with readily available scents if you prefer. The last date to order scent packages is 12.9.24.
This workshop will have automated closed captions and we will have a built-in break at the midway point of our 3-hour immersion
12-3pm PT | 3-6pm ET
lee wilmoth (they/them) is a learning designer, strategist, and facilitator with over 30 years of body-based training, dance technique, and performance experience. Their ongoing research into joy, nervous system regulation, and the art and science of scent inspires them to create learning experiences for human and organizational change.
agustine zegers (b. Santiago, Chile) is an olfactory artist and student of atmospheric biopolitics. Their work attends to the nourishing and noxious transcorporealities we share as inhabitants of Earth, offering forms of communion with ecological collapse at the scale of the molecule and breath. agustine directs Speculative Scent Lab and agar olfactory.
FAQ:
● Q. I can’t make it to the workshop, will you provide a recording?
A. We will provide an asynchronous recording for participants who can’t make it to the zoom on time. Just let us know if you can’t make it to the workshop time by leaving a note on your order or emailing us at speculativescent@gmail.com.
● Q. I’m not US-based, can I purchase the smell kit?
A. Unfortunately, smell kits are only available to US-based participants due to shipping restrictions. These can be purchased up through December 8th to ensure timely shipping.
● Q. Do I need to know anything about somatics or olfactory practice to participate?
A. No! This workshop is designed for people at all levels of familiarity with the olfactory.
● Q. I can’t afford to participate, do you offer special prices?
A. While we don’t offer standard discounts, if this workshop is outside of your budget and you’d like to attend, please contact us at speculativescent@gmail.com for additional options.