The next rendition of Café Philosophique in Werribee will tackle another of the five senses, and one that is too often neglected.
While smell might not be the first thing a philosopher will use to further their cosmic inquiries, it is the only sense that goes directly to the limbic system, the region of the brain related to emotion and memory.
The session will explore how smell influences our lives, why it is important to pay more attention to it, and how culturally we respond to it.
Produced by The Little Theatre Company (LTC) and tracing its inspiration from a Parisienne intellectual tradition, Café Philosophique is about exploring the hidden forces shaping our lives.
One of the western suburbs’ biggest advocates for olfactory awareness, Smell Art founder Erin Adams, will kick off the evening with a smell workshop.
She also runs guided smell meditations, smells walks and designs scents for performances, installations and events, so if you want to continue your smell journey, there is an oracle of wisdom to help.
A feature poet will then assist guests in unlocking their own creativity through a reflection and writing exercise.
After some sharing, the event will finish with some delicious deserts and deep conversations through the cafe.
The monthly event is all about bringing the arts into our everyday life, through creating a space where people can be reflective and creative without judgement.
If you want to make sense of what makes a scent, The Bridge Hotel in Werribee on Wednesday, June 11 at 6.30pm is the place to be.
