This project aims to restore post-pandemic wellbeing through a series of olfactive sensational biophilic experiences around Glasgow. The prevalence of mental health disorders is expected to rise during the post-pandemic time because of the long-term effects of restrictive measures such as social distancing and quarantine and the socio-economic effects. This has urged me to design therapeutical pavilions in Glasgow, providing a healing place for anyone suffering from psychiatric illness of post-pandemic.

The idea is to associate scent sensation with the ‘Forest Bathing’ technique. Each of us breathes in and out around 24,000 times every day. With every breath, irresistible signals are sent straight to the brain, which in nanoseconds trigger emotions and memories. The smell of chlorine evokes nostalgic summer memories of the swimming pool. It is common to have a hungry reaction to smell the newly baked bread. The power of smells influences our moods and psychological wellbeing, where aromatherapy becomes apparent. The idea of introducing a biophilic experience is to create a place of solitude and isolation away from the world and be closely associated with other life forms in nature. It is also a common medicinal practice in Japan called forest bathing.

The project will conduct in-depth research on scent psychology and wellbeing from essential readings like Smellosophy and Art scents. Artists like Sissel Tolaas and Kate McLean have been critical inspirations for this project, especially their approaches to interacting with smells in art and engaging experiences. Lastly, the workshop with the scent expert in Olfactive Material Glasgow regarding experiments with their vast scent archive.

The project offers scents complementing the pavilion and effectively restores the psychiatric illness of post-pandemic.