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Perfume Portrait #39 – Elaine
Head – Bergamot Heart – Cypress Body – Dill Weed, Myrrh Description – A symbol of symbiosis. This fragrance celebrates synchronicity by...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 5, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #37 – Lucy Gardener
Lucy Gardener 50ml EDT Head – Apple Heart – Juniper Berry Body – Frankincense, Sandalwood Description – Drawing cues from fiction and...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 5, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #36 – Sharon Hall Shipp
Sharon Hall Shipp 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Pine Body – Vetiver, Birch tar Description – All encompassing, with depth and...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 3, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #32 – Lizzie Biscuits
Lizzie Biscuits 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary Heart – Ginger Body – Sandalwood, Frankincense Description – an affirmative fragrance that...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #31 – Gill Alderson
Gill Alderson 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, bergamot Heart – Ginger Body – Vetiver Description – bergamot and vetiver, both complex and rich,...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #30 – GRR West
GRR WEST 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Fennel Seed Body – Myrrh, White Musk Description – A fragrance to remind you of the virtues...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #29 – Shirley Harris
Shirley Harris 50ml EDT Head – Orange Heart – Pine, cinnamon Body – Cedarwood Description – A narrative that spans the entirety of...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 1, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #28 – Samantha Galbraith
Samantha Galbraith 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Lime Heart – Cypress Body – Frankincense Description – Wholly positive with an established...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #27 – Lucien Fellowes
Lucien Fellowes 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Birch Heart – Cinnamon, Ginger Body – Sandalwood Description – Nominally sweet and as such, a...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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Perfume as Practice AW16 – Day 1
Today is the first day of perfume as Practice at Bank Street Arts, where you can bear witness to 14 unique and varied perfumes, each a...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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Reflecting on Sun and Moon
Last Wednesday saw the opening of Sun and Moon – an open call group exhibition intended as both a celebration of and investigation into...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20161 min read
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An Invitation to my Perfume as Practice A/W 2016 Open Evening
Join me on Saturday 3rd December at Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, from 6-8pm for an open evening of my Perfume as Practice autumn / winter...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 7, 20161 min read
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Scented Narratives – Lady of Situations
I have a piece of work in the excellent Lady of Situations at Bank Street Arts. My piece is a scented narrative that describes the forest...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 4, 20161 min read
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Reflecting on October
Finding the time to write about my practice is proving harder and harder. I can only hope that my lack of online transparency is being...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 3, 20163 min read
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Sun and Moon – An Open Call Exhibition Celebrating Pokémon
This open call is now closed. Thanks to all who submitted! Sun and Moon An Open Call exhibition celebrating all things Pokémon. ‘Pikachu,...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 15, 20163 min read
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FUSE – A Crowdfunding Campaign Bringing Artists and Cities Together
Fuse Crowdfunding Campaign – 10 artists, 3 cities, 1 exhibition. Help make it Happen! FUSE is an upcoming exhibition at The Holt,...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 11, 20161 min read
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Reflecting on UNITY’s Open Evening
On Friday myself and Sharon Mossbeck hosted the open evening for UNITY – our open -call exhibition at Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield,...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 21, 20162 min read
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An Invitation to Unity
I would like to invite everyone to the opening evening of  UNITY on Friday 19th August 2016, from 6-8pm. 50 artists from around the UK...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 16, 20161 min read
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Unity First Aid Contents #1 – Smelling Salts
UNITYÂ is an open-call exhibition devised and curated by myself and fellow artist Sharon Mossbeck. It uses art and creative action as a...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 11, 20161 min read
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The First Steps Toward Unity
For my exhibition piece for Unity I am going to utilise this first aid box. My piece will provide individuals with immediate sources of...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 17, 20161 min read
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