“Our senses are portals to understanding, not only to the universe but to ourselves, as well,” [Laure] Drogoul says. “We’re so ‘eye focused’ that maybe we’re not paying enough attention to the nose. It’s good to stop and smell the roses, right? Or the bread in this case.”

Drogoul’s recent installation at the Maryland Center for History and Culture—“Scents of Place (the sweet smells and stinks of Maryland’s past and present)”—builds on an interactive mapping project she began nearly 25 years ago.

— Read more in What Does Maryland Smell Like? New Installation Explores the Scents of the State at Baltimore Magazine.