The solemnity and sacredness of the Marseille church, the atmosphere brought by the candles, and curious about the story behind each candle prayer
I experienced a small box that smelled of popcorn at MUCEM, which made me think about how to stage the smell.
I experienced the aroma of coriander, fennel, and cinnamon at MUCEM. When you press the button, the scent will spray out from the holes.
After focusing on the scent, I started to get confused, not knowing where to go and looking at my still in a daze. I began to think about whether I should start from "me" and search for the smell in my life?
My daily routine.
First, I analyze it from the things I repeat every day. The condition is that I will do it no matter what the day.
- Open the door first thing in the morning and go to the balcony to breathe fresh air
- Cook breakfast and include eggs in every meal
- Take a shower, take a shower every morning, wash away the whole night
- Use skin care products, lotions, essences, eye creams, creams
- Choose what to wear that day
- Spray perfume, deodorant
- The first thing I do when I get home is rest on the sofa
- Take a shower.
Take a shower before going to bed at night to wash away the effects of the whole day. - Use skin care products, lotions, essences, eye creams, creams
- Use hair oil to keep your hair fragrant
- spray deodorant
- Use a steam aroma diffuser
- sleep
Quality life no need to be very rich. Sometimes when you wake up in the sun light morning. That's already a quality life.
On this trip to South France, what impressed me most was the fragrance of orange blossoms I smelled in Menton. It reminded me of the fragrance of gardenias I smelled while riding a motorcycle near the train station when I was in college, and what I smelled in autumn. The scent of osmanthus smells in Shanghai. These are all very seasonal memories.
Incense sticks are a scent full of memories for me. It always reminds me of the memory of going to the temple with my mother to worship when I was a child. The first time I smelled this stick incense was at my cousin's house. They had just brought back the incense sticks from Japan. I will buy it again every time I go to Japan.
Every time I go to a different beach, I collect local stones and sea glass, and record the time and place.
My criteria for choosing skin care products are not only based on my needs, but fragrance is also very important.
I would be devastated if I had a smell I didn't like on my face all day long. For example, SkinCeuticals’ CE Antioxidant Essence. After applying it, my face smelled like rust all day long.
At the moment
- A Town With Ocean View_Joe Hisaishi
- (Kiki's Delivery Service)
- It feels as if you can sense the sea breeze on your face and see the sunlight sparkling on the ocean, filled with hope for the future.
Back then
- I Drink Wine_Adele
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The wine in the song symbolizes finding comfort and release life’s challenges. The song is about the journey of seeking one’s true self and embracing self-acceptance.
In the furture_This smester
- RUN THE WORLD(GIRLS) Beyoncé
- Full of confidence and ambition, I can run the world.
- What do we understand about quality of life?
- What/When and Where are you talking about?
- Do we speak on the same terms?
- How spaces affect quality of life.
- How do sensory experiences of spaces impact people’s emotional awareness?
Set the questions about "What is happiness?".
Ask people and have interviews about "What's your quality life and happiness?"
Document all the "Inspiring moments"
Try out the methods.
Modify the questions and the research theme.
Analyze all the collected data.
Narrow it down to MYSELF.
Gossip with people about the research progress.
Transform to my own language
Make the spaces for the spatial experiment.
Film my daily life.
Digest feedback.
(including but not limited to)
Azusa Huang (b. 1992)
My Room, 2024
Wood, textiles, paint, and mixed media.
Performance
A room personally built by Azusa, filled with objects that Azusa uses almost daily. Visitors are free to use any of the items inside and immerse themselves in experiencing Azusa’s everyday life.
Making models from photos, dedicated interview space design by myself and homes of the people I interview.
People around me - Lifestyle research
-Compare my fellow students around Me in Europe and the people I know in Asia.
-Identify the habits that make me feel unique. For example: having a beer first thing in the morning.
20 mins Individual interview - what’s your happiness
-Formulate the questions.
-Reflect on what happiness is.
-Identify and analyze the connection between happiness and emotions.
-(Upload to YouTube?) like a TV show.( is it comfortable)
-What kind of places do people get interviewed?
Quality story collections by everyone - photo and text.
-Make a lovely space and ask people to feel free to write down the text about quality of life or stick pictures on it.
Sharing Happiness by Video
-Edit and combine the videos of my recorded quality moments with interview videos, and share them.
Open a bar.
-Only one person can enter the bar at a time.
-I will make a cocktail for each person, and the bar’s lighting and music will change.
-All the atmosphere and flavor of the cocktail are different depending on the feeling I feel at the moment without talking.
My Daily routines (including but not limited to)
including but not limited toincluding but not limited to
including but not limited to
- Open the door first thing in the morning and go to the balcony to breathe fresh air
- Cook breakfast and include eggs in every meal
- Take a shower, take a shower every morning, wash away the whole night
- Use skin care products, lotions, essences, eye creams, creams
- Choose what to wear that day
- Spray perfume, deodorant
- The first thing I do when I get home is rest on the sofa
- Take a shower.
Take a shower before going to bed at night to wash away the effects of the whole day. - Use skin care products, lotions, essences, eye creams, creams
- Use hair oil to keep your hair fragrant
- spray deodorant
- Use a steam aroma diffuser
- sleep
I have been suffering from stiff neck and shoulder and neck pain for a long time. However, nearly one-third of the day is spent sleeping, so a good pillow is very important. Since I changed to a new pillow, my sleep quality has become better and I feel more energetic throughout the day.
