3rd Place Objects & Items

The Face of Scent: Movable but Not Portable

Jiyun Kim · Korea (Republic of)

Objects & Items

Subcategory Industrial Products

The Face of Scent reimagines a perfume bottle as a sculptural being—an artifact in which fragrance takes form as emotion, carved delicately into the faces that encircle it. Each face, frozen in a fleeting moment between serenity and tension, embodies the invisible essence of scent. Through its sculptural surface, the work visualizes the act of smelling as an encounter between material and emotion—a tactile translation of memory, presence, and perception. The Face of Scent transcends its function as a container; it becomes a portrait of perfume itself, where fragrance and form converge in a contemplative, emotionally resonant experience.