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Perfume Portrait #7 – Chris Boland
Chris Boland 50ml EDT Description Delightfully shiny and dependable in an emergency, this fragrance is the perfect companion to those...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 23, 20161 min read
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Perfume Portrait #6 – Karen Cupola
Karen Cupola 50ml EDT Description Blood red with visible fingerprints. The tactile, visceral and passionate nature of this scent reaches...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 22, 20161 min read
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How My Work Functions
Two things seem to have initiated a shift in how art is perceived by an audience and the expectation of what art can be and how art needs...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 10, 20152 min read
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Perfume Portrait #5 – Colette Lilley
Colette Lilley 50ml EDT Description If the existential questions of life and existence are the illness, perhaps this fragrance is the...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 6, 20151 min read
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Perfume Portrait #4 – Edie OP
Edie OPÂ EDT 50ml Description Experience the innate joy in an expanding and infinite landscape! This fragrance reminds you that anything...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20151 min read
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5 Tips for a Successful Open Studio
And so, after around 150 visitors through my door, 2 pieces of work sold, 6 cups of tea and a slice of carrot cake I believe it fit to...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 23, 20153 min read
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Perfume Portrait #3 – Joanne McClellan
Joanne McClellan EDT 50ml Description Hold on to your hats, it’s Pandora’s Box! Although, sensitive to the idea of tradition and our...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 20, 20151 min read
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Perfume Portrait #2 – Cherie Grist
Cherie Grist EDT 50ml Description All the fun of a padded cell in a bottle! The Cherie Grist fragrance may seem disruptive, but that is...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 6, 20151 min read
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Perfume Portrait #1 – Henk Littlewood
Henk Littlewood EDT 50ml Description The Henk Littlewood displays a pure affinity with chosen materials. Drawing full-bodied inspiration...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 3, 20151 min read
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Transition – From Speculating Studios to Perfecting Perfumery
Last week marked the end of Speculative Studio Spaces – by exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield. The experience was punctuated by two...

Michael Borkowsky
Oct 31, 20153 min read
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The Fruits of Crowdfunding
It’s a whole two months since my crowdfunding ended and, hidden between satisfying crowdfunding rewards and producing works for an...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 1, 20151 min read
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Why Do You Wear Perfume?
…that’s the question I want you to answer! Perfume As Practice, my research-led residency at Bank Street Arts, is really beginning to...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 14, 20151 min read
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Studio Spaces, Perfume & Video Game Coding
Over the last week I have been doing a fair bit of juggling; visits to BasementArtsProject, Leeds and Access Space, Sheffield have...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 20, 20151 min read
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Last Week: From Liverpool to London
If a week is a long time in politics, then how long is it for an artist? Well, to answer that awkward and clumsy self-imposed question,...

Michael Borkowsky
May 21, 20153 min read
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In Praise of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding. It’s a term with increasing relevance and, as an artist, I find it an increasingly viable means of – not just acquiring...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 18, 20152 min read
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Perfume as Practice – Frequently Asked Questions
Now that I have a firm idea of the direction I want ‘Perfume as Practice’ to go in, I have decided to create this blog post, listing...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 8, 20154 min read
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Perfume as Practice Goes Public
Late March – the 25th to be exact – provided me with my first opportunity to place ‘Perfume as Practice’ within a public realm. This was...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 7, 20152 min read
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Scented Thoughts #1 – Scent doesn’t equal memory
‘Scented Thoughts’ are blog posts that seek to document thought processes towards the principles of scent and how scent exists in our...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 7, 20151 min read
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Research as Advertisements
My research findings towards perfumery have so far proved to be of great value – as a novice to perfumery, it has been fascinating...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 13, 20151 min read
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Perfume as Language
Much like the contents of a perfume bottle, my thoughts towards perfumery are unknown, mysterious and confusing. Having only just begun...

Michael Borkowsky
Feb 8, 20153 min read
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