Whiff, Wonder, and Smell: Sensorama Exhibition
ADMISSION:
Admission is free and open to everyone.
DESCRIPTION:
Follow your nose through the future as it was imagined in the 1960s at this exhibition featuring the Sensorama machine, the groundbreaking multisensory media device!
Visitors will have the opportunity to view the one of the original Sensorama machines alongside rare archival materials on multisensory design from inventor Morton Heilig, and experience scent-enhanced virtual reality through the Sensorama VR Experience, developed by USC's Mobile & Environmental Media Lab and the Immersive Archive.
Exhibition Opening Reception:
Monday, February 22, at 6 p.m.
Exhibition Schedule:
Monday, February 22 through Thursday, February 25, 12 to 5 p.m.
Friday, February 26, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
This Is One Part of a Series!
The Sensorama Exhibition is part of the series, Whiff, Wonder and Smell: Recreating Olfactory Cinema and Immersive Media Pasts, inviting audiences to experience film and immersive media through scent-enhanced screenings, interactive exhibits, and hands-on workshops. Encounter rare recreations of historic technologies like Odorama, Smell-O-Vision, and Sensorama, and discover how smell can transform the cinematic experience.
Related Events:
Polyester Screening with Odorama
Friday, January 29, at 7 p.m.
Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
More info and RSVP
Scent & VR Student Workshop
Wednesday, February 24, 6 to 8 p.m.
SCA Gallery
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Scent of Mystery and Smell-O-Vision
Thursday, April 15, and Friday, April 16
SCI 106, School of Cinematic Arts
More info and RSVP
Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by Elizabeth Ramsey (Cinematic Arts), Dino Everett (Cinematic Arts, HMH Moving Image Archive) and Zeyneep Abes (Cinematic Arts). Co-sponsored by the USC SCA Mobile & Environmental Media Lab, Immersive Archive, and the School of Cinematic Arts Division of Media Arts + Practice.