Lisa Kirk and Jelena Behrend, Revolution Pipe Bomb, 2008. Bronze, glass, revolution original fragrance, unlimited edition fragrance vessel
Lisa Kirk and Jelena Behrend
Revolution Pipe Bomb
Limited Edition Launch
March 13, 2008
PARTICIPANT INC presents Revolution Pipe Bomb, a collaborative limited edition by artists Lisa Kirk and Jelena Behrend, produced exclusively by PARTICIPANT INC. The launch comprised a scripted environment to unveil this ongoing project. Fashioned in sterling silver, 14k gold, and platinum, Revolution Pipe Bomb is a hand crafted precious metal decanter designed for this special edition of the fragrance, Revolution. Through research gathered from interviews with anonymous journalists, activists, and political radicals, Kirk developed the Revolution fragrance based on their memories of the smell of revolution. The final solution contains the odor of smoke, gasoline, tear gas, burnt rubber, and decaying flesh. For this special limited edition, Kirk joined with artist and jeweler, Jelena Behrend (Jelena Behrend Studio, NY), to imagine a precious metal pipe bomb to contain a vile of this faintly aggressive fragrance. Elevating a makeshift device to a highly valued commodity, this bold and meticulously sculpted object, removed from the register of everyday violence, is held in reserve for the smell of Revolution.
Lisa Kirk and Jelena Behrend, Display Case, 2009. Wood, broken shatterproof glass, plexi, metal, gold and sterling Pipe Bomb fragrance vessels
Lisa Kirk and Jelena Behrend, Revolution Pipe Bomb, 2008. Sterling silver decanter containing 4 drams of fragrance in a custom made wooden box, 6 ⅝ x 3 ½ x 2 ½ in (box). Sterling silver edition of 3 (3 AP)
