Karolina Grzywnowicz

The immersive olfactory installation “Walking through underwater meadows” refers directly to the olfactory history of the Hospital for Mental Diseases in Rybnik. Although scents were not previously used in therapy there, they did play a therapeutic role. Until the late 1990s, seagrass mattresses for patients were manufactured on the hospital grounds. When exposed to body heat, the seagrass emitted essential oils that had a soothing, calming effect and made it easier to fall asleep.