“I think in the west we seriously underestimate or at least are not aware of the impact of smells on our behavior. Alongside this we are also not aware of the powerful tools we are provided by our bodies to detect and interpret smells. I think if we use the last two sentences as a hypothesis to work with, there is the possibility to be propelled into new areas of composition and choreography!”
Biography
Jan Georg Glöckner is an artist and researcher. He studied Visual Communication, Fine Art and Media Art at the Kunsthochschule Kassel, Estonian Art Academy Tallinn and Bauhaus-University Weimar. Since 2020 he has been a doctoral candidate at the Vilnius Academy of the Arts. His research interest is the cohabitation of humans and fungi, with a focus on biotechnology, deep tank fermentation and dance. jan-gloeckner.com
