On june 10, plan to be outdoors at 10:06AM to begin the experience.
Walk slowly, concentrate on your breathing. Remain silent.
Stop as soon as your nose detects as smell. It can be pleasant or unpleasant, intense or faint, permanent or fleeting.
Close your eyes. Try to not think about anything else. Focus on that smell and only on the smell. Try to memorize it and find words to describe it.
Then pick up your pen ! On a record card (10x15cm format), describe this smell with your own words : sensations, evocations, emotions, adjectifs, memories… You are free to describe it as you like : in English or in your mother tongue, in a few words or in a few sentences.
On the back of the record card, mention your first name and age along with the address (even approximate) of the observation site. If you’d like to be kept informed about the actions of The international Minute of scents, please leave us your contact details.
Send your text as soon as possible, preferably before June 17th, 2025, to the following address : Atmo Normandie, 3 place de la Pomme d’Or, 76000 Rouen, France. Open to all, everywhere around the world. Based on an idea by writer Mathieu Simonet A SENSORY AND POETIC EXPERIENCE FROM 7 TO 107 YEARS OLD : OPEN TO ALL, EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD
