Professor Paul Vanouse featured in Gusto Magazine
Burchfield Penney’s ‘Labor’ uses artificial sweat to examine human agency
By Francesca Bond|Published January 15, 2019|Updated January 16, 2019
On the opening night of Paul Vanouse’s latest exhibit, "Labor," at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, the smell of sweat wasn’t too strong ... yet.
In the gallery’s Project Space, three bubbling tanks containing fiery orange liquids continuously excreted three distinct scents, each resembling human sweat. The tanks are hooked up by tangles of clear tubing to a crisp white T-shirt in a glass case.
One of the vats emits a feet-like scent, one smells like a locker room and the other smells like a stress-induced sweat mixed with cheese.
Sounds appealing, right?