DIRECTORY 2024
Lisa Rommé | Sculpture & Installation
Lisa Rommé explores the theme of archaic fears, exploring mystical and paranormal realms, magical rituals, and ancient practices. Her focus extends to prejudices, omens, and legends from diverse cultures, incorporating astrological phenomena.
Lisa incorporates alchemical rituals, tarot cards, and blends of herbal and mineral mixtures in her artistic practice. Frequently utilizing antique objects from the 18th and 19th centuries, she finds significance in each item, believing they carry the memories of the era.
Categorized as “Le cabinet de curiosités” (French for a cabinet/room of curiosities), her practice showcases unique, surprising objects and rarities. Since 2017, her olfactory installations have explored existential concepts such as death, old age, poverty, fame, love, envy, nostalgia, and pride. Using scents, textures, colors, light, and temperature, she builds associative series, impacting subconscious perception, emotions, and memory.
In her immersive approach, every viewer becomes an active participant, bridging the gap with their own memories and emotions through tactile engagement and interaction with art.
nOsense, Olfactory sculpture, polymer clay, glass, velvet, wood, 5x8x12 cm, 2020-2021. (Photo by Nicolas Rommé 2021, London)
nOsense, Olfactory sculpture, polymer clay, velvet, 6x9x12 cm, 2020-2021. (Photo by Nicolas Rommé 2021, Lond)
nOsense, Immersive olfactory installation, polymer clay, glass, wood, foil, paper, printing ink, neon, carpet, 5x8x12 cm (sculpture), 45x45x154 cm (wooden object), 4 m² (installation), 2020-2023. (Photo by Anna Shumanskaia 2022 Paris)
nOsense, Olfactory sculpture, polymer clay, glass, velvet, wood, 5x8x12 cm, 2020-2021. (Photo by Nicolas Rommé 2021, London).
Temple of Saturnus, Olfactory interactive object, wood, acrylic, velvet, neon, 16x43x55 cm, 2023. (Photo by Daria Senin 2023, Paris)
Lisa Rommé, also known under the pseudonym Shtormit, is a curator and art producer originally from Moscow and currently residing in Paris. Lisa mostly works with olfactory installations and interactive objects, where she examines the embodiment and interactions with the social environment and humor. She has participated in more than 140 exhibitions, received 8 art grants and worked in 8 art residencies.