The Smell and Taste of Things Remain
Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler
1992, 19th century wooden pie cupboard, etched glass jars, perfume, 62.5 x 48 x 16 inches open, Collection of Themistocles and Dare Michos, San Francisco, California, From the exhibition: America Starts Here: Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler, Tang Museum, October 1 – December 30, 2005
The names of over four hundred of pie recipes found in old cookbooks from different regions of the United States have been inscribed on jars containing a liquid scent. Master perfumer Felix Buccalato was commissioned by the artists to create a scent based on his interpretation of the smell of old books and records held at the National Archives in Washington, DC.