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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #43 – Julianne Chauhan
Julianne Chauhan 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Geranium, Camphor Body – Myrrh, Cumin Seed Description – This fragrance weaves a rich...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 26, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #42 – Zoyander Street
Zoyander Street 50ml EDT Head – Lime, Basil Heart – Black Pepper Body – Rosewood Description: Exuding confidence and a proactive mental...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 25, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #41 – Adam Jones
Adam Jones 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Pine Needle, Carrot Seed Body – Sandalwood Description – Nominally woody and referencing...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Perfume as Practice at Surface Gallery
This November saw me open my 4th Perfume as Practice solo show – and the first one to be ran outside Sheffield. Perfume as Practice AW17...
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Michael Borkowsky
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Orchard Square Residency – The Story So Far
Perfume as Practice – my current artist’s residency at Orchard Square, Sheffield – affords me one month housed in what is nominally a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 22, 20171 min read
Call Out to Artists – Why do You Make Art?
***Call out to artists – Why do you make art?*** My upcoming solo exhibition at Surface Gallery, Nottingham, will see me exhibit 20...
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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 19, 20172 min read
Perfume as Practice at Orchard Square
October sees me occupy a craft unit in Orchard Square, Sheffield as part of a Perfume as Practice artist’s residency. I will be creating...
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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 9, 20171 min read
Assessing Alternative Portraits
Last night saw the opening of Alternative Portraits – a group exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield devised by myself and Sharon...
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Michael Borkowsky
Aug 22, 20172 min read
A Scented Self Portrait
Through an established process of asking artists ‘Why do you make art?’ then using the response received to inform the use of fragrances,...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jul 19, 20171 min read
Preparing for Orchard Square
Nestled between three established perfume retailers, October will see me take up an artists’ residence in Orchard Square, Sheffield....
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Michael Borkowsky
Jul 18, 20171 min read
Scents of Our Time #2 – Fields of Wheat
All the fun and frolics of the outdoors without the indignity of displeasing any farmers, Fields of Wheat lets you unleash your naughty...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jul 7, 20171 min read
Scents of Our Time #1 – One Minute Silence
The ‘One Minute Silence’ has found unsettling prominence among our everyday lives in the wake of recent atrocities, particularly here in...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jul 3, 20171 min read
Here and Now
I have been invited to submit small scale works for Here and Now – an exhibition at ASC Studios, London- later this month. The exhibition...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 29, 20173 min read
Open Call to Artists – Alternative Portraits
The deadline for this open call has now closed. An Open Call to submit work for an exhibition of Alternative Portraits. Artists Michael...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 18, 20171 min read
Road to Athens #7 – New Dionysus
Concluding that inward desires now hark for a return journey, I travel west back to England equipped with all but 1 member of the...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 18, 20171 min read
Road to Athens #6 – The Thrice Tenth Kingdom
Heading north-east and void of all frivolities it becomes apparent that outer desires removed from travel begin to ensue, and I find...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 18, 20171 min read
Road to Athens #5 – Narcissus and Echo
Returning to European territory and equipped with the reverence of my experiences the raw and joyous freedom of travel begins to return....
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Michael Borkowsky
May 17, 20171 min read
Road to Athens #4 – The Book of Thoth
Adrift, I forge refuge in what was once known as The Orient and am overcome by desire to consume knowledge. My journey has previously...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 16, 20171 min read
Road to Athens #3 – Leviathan
Lost within the expanse of the sea; maddened flesh now carrion and hands clenched to the last of my sanity. Yet a light emerges and,...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 16, 20171 min read
Road to Athens #2 – The Horned One
Venturing South, through what was once named Gaul, an antlered figure was encountered. The figure spoke of the wealth that exists in...
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