Laura Pientka
Royal Flush
April 18-21, 2024

Thursday, April 18 5pm to 8pm; Opening Reception
Friday, April 19 12pm to 6pm
Saturday, April 20 12pm to 6pm; artist talk at 4pm
Sunday, April 21 12pm to 6pm

Olfactory Art Keller is honored to bring the German ceramicist Laura Pientka’s Royal Flush to New York. Consisting of a ceramic colon, which is refined with gold luster and connected to a chocolate tempering device, Royal Flush continuously pumps liquid chocolate through the colon. The artist will be present for the experience and guide visitors in exploring her installation gustatorily by covering the fruits she will provide with the liquid chocolate emerging from the colon. An olfactory component is added to the experience by Shame, a scent created for the installation by Rachel Barfield, an olfactory artist born in Panama with German/African-American roots.