Her Scent of Mystery (Olfactory Art Keller, New York City, premiered August 2025) revived the lost perfume from the 1960 Smell-O-Vision film Scent of Mystery. Reconstructed from a surviving bottle and archival research by Jas Brooks and Tammy Burnstock with perfumer Marissa Zappas, the exhibition presented the fragrance alongside rare materials tracing its history as both cinematic plot device and unrealized commercial product.

Her Scent of Mystery (Olfactory Art Keller, New York City, premiered August 2025) revived the lost perfume from the 1960 Smell-O-Vision film Scent of Mystery. Reconstructed from a surviving bottle and archival research by Jas Brooks and Tammy Burnstock with perfumer Marissa Zappas, the exhibition presented the fragrance alongside rare materials tracing its history as both cinematic plot device and unrealized commercial product.

As featured in The New York Times, The Cut, and Deadline Hollywood.

Heartfelt THANK YOU to Andreas Keller https://www.olfactoryartkeller.com/  for a dream come true. Breathing new life into the magic that was Smell-O-Vision! And to my partner in Smelly Cinema, the wonderful Jas Brooks https://snivure.com/ who made this happen. More thanks to ALL our collaborators who contributed their talent and enthusiasm. And of course, to those who came along to look, listen, touch and smell!

Thank you
Andreas Keller and Theadora Brown, (Olfactory Art Keller)
Carmen Laube and Susan Todd, Michael, Christopher, Liza and Maria
Her Scent of Mystery fragrance by Marissa Zappas
Original Scent of Mystery perfume courtesy Susan Todd
Glass Flacon by Mark Elliot
Fragrance case by Luke Schepers with glass details by Aybike Orhan Eris
Photographs by Art Shay, courtesy of Richard Shay.
Artwork (animation cels) Nadia Roden
In Glorious Smell-O-Vision film co-director and friend John Anderson
In Glorious scents by Jocelyn Fullerton
Tale of Old Whiff, courtesy of David Strohmaier and Cinerama Inc. Card design Michelle French. Artwork Deeda Hull.
Scented treats opening night by Tessa Liebman, Scent of Plates
Thank you to Antonio Gardoni, Saskia Wilson-Brown, Neal Harris, John Foley.

New York Times (Style). “A Rare Smell on the Brink of Extinction” (August 2025) by Iva Dixit.
New York Times (Art & Design). “What to See in Galleries in September” (September 2025) by Travis Diehl.
The Cut. “How to Smell Like a 1960s Film Star” (September 2025) by April Long.
Deadline Hollywood. “Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance From 1961 ‘Smell-O-Vision’ Film ‘Scent of Mystery’ Recreated for Exhibition” (September 2025) by Robert Lang.

(Please note that this fragrance was not for Elizabeth Taylor, but instead the character she plays as a cameo in the film.)