Olfactory perception, which is based on the olfactory nerve or nervus olfactorius (Latin olfactus “smell”), has also inspired the creation of published, edited, and multiplied works of art. Internationally, numerous artists have dealt directly or indirectly with olfactory aspects in their artists’ publications. This took place on the one hand through the conceptual examination and on the other hand through the direct occupation with materials that smell.

After a year "hors-les-murs", the Cneai = sets up its new spaces at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris in a 34-hectare park open to the public with a population of 6000 residents representing 51 countries. In unusual exhibition spaces, the Cneai = will create collaborative artistic programs with the houses, residents, services and associations of the campus.