I read somewhere that the sense of smell is tied in most closely with the part of your brain that links long-term memory. I don't know if that is true or not, but I know that smell can conjure up memories I didn't know I even had.
My brother often mixes his own paints with pigments and linseed oil. He smells deeply of it and thrills that painters hundreds of years ago worked with the same smell. There is a comfort to that link...
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Smell and the tidal pull of memory
Date: 2003-11-25 06:46 am (UTC)My brother often mixes his own paints with pigments and linseed oil. He smells deeply of it and thrills that painters hundreds of years ago worked with the same smell. There is a comfort to that link...