Essays about: "Victor Langer"

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  1. 1. Invisible Landscapes : Signs and Illusions in the Perfumery of Jean-Claude Ellena

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victor Langer; [2023]
    Keywords : Perfumery; Semiotics; Olfaction; Jean-Claude Ellena; Hermès; Roland Barthes;

    Abstract : This study explores the potential of semiotics in the non-visual realm of perfumery, focusing on the work of French perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena. Utilizing Roland Barthes’ three levels of signification as a theoretical framework – as presented in his essay Rhétorique de l’image – it analyzes the linguistic, denotative and connotative aspects of three perfumes created by Ellena for the French luxury house Hermès: Un Jardin en Méditerranée, Un Jardin sur le Nil and Un Jardin Après la Mousson. READ MORE