Aroma, translated into
a luminous form.
Origins Molecular Symphony turns whisky’s aromatic chemistry into abstract geometry: a three-dimensional portrait you can finally see.
Origins Molecular Symphony is built from chemical analysis, not illustration. The work was developed over two years and translates a large private gas chromatography and mass spectrometry study on spirits into sculptural form: 830 liquid samples from 21 countries, yielding over 65,000 lines of molecular data. Volatile compounds (esters, phenols, lactones) become parameters for colour, density, and depth. When the collection premiered at London’s Saatchi Gallery during DIGITALISM (British Art Fair), viewers could pair each sculpture with nano technology scent cards, inhaling the molecules they were seeing in real time.
Origins is built on a large private chemical study of spirits and transforms invisible aroma molecules into three dimensional digital sculptures that audiences can see and smell. The dataset spans 830 whisky samples from 21 countries and produces 65,000+ lines of molecular information that become a visual palette.
Whisky contains hundreds of volatile compounds. In this work, signatures associated with fruit, smoke, vanilla, coconut, and more are isolated and mapped into form using specialised software. At the Saatchi Gallery premiere, viewers paired each sculpture with nano technology scent cards to experience the exact molecules while viewing the geometry.
The larger ambition is cultural and human: scent shapes emotion, memory, and wellbeing, and this collection makes that invisible influence legible, collectible, and shareable.
Three ways to collect Origins Molecular Symphony. Tap a Scentscape to open it full screen.
Total collection capped at 720 pieces worldwide.
*Each work comes with a nanotech scent card (the olfactive part of the art).
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Forbes Scotland Feature
“From Distillery To Digital: Siddhartha Kunti Transforms Whisky Aroma Into Olfactory Art.” A profile of the Origins concept, the molecular dataset, and the Saatchi Gallery premiere.
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This is a unique collection with a strict global cap of 720 pieces. One time release. Ask for availability by format and preferred display context.