Olfactory reading
Ismaël Jude – Une Vie de Jasmin (A Life of Jasmine)
By the author & Céline Milliat-Baumgartner
Fragrances by perfumer Kitty Shpirer
This reading will be an “enhanced” reading, an olfactory experience.
The texts will be accompanied by fragrances created especially by perfumer Kitty Shpirer for the olfactory device Psychanalyse des fleurs,
created by Ismaël Jude in 2023, the scenes of which have been
reworked to compose Une vie de jasmin.
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March 30 at La Maison de la Poésie (click to reserve)
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Kitty Shpirer is an independent perfumer with over 15 years of professional and artistic experience.
A free and creative spirit, her work and creations approach the senses in a holistic way. She is based in Grasse,
the cradle of Perfumery, in the south of France.
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With a degree in Art History and a diploma from the Perfumery School of Grasse (GIP), Kitty launched her own brand in 2009, Bissoumine, with a line of ten perfumes developed and marketed over ten years.
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Her journey is marked by constant multidisciplinary research where olfactory meets other artistic media to create unique experiences. She has collaborated with internationally renowned artists, such as the American painter NALL and the countertenor Andreas Scholl, as well as with artisans in the field of taste and gastronomy, such as the MOF chocolatier Christian Camprini and the chef Yves Terillon.
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Since 2020, Kitty has been a freelance perfumer, working on multidisciplinary olfactory projects. Kitty is a member of the board of the Association du Patrimoine Vivant du Pays de Grasse (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
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Today, Kitty offers her creativity and know-how in the fields of perfume creation and olfactory experiences to individuals and companies.
