Rei Nguyen in Style Republik: Wistful Scents of Rain in Her Solo Exhibition “Pluviophile – The Rain Lover”

Style Republik writes about “Pluviophile – The Rain Lover”, Rei Nguyen’s solo scent exhibition, in which each rain holds a memory.

The memories run from Vietnam to Japan, out of chronological order, and keep company with the solitary work of creating. Clear fishing line and resin form a curtain of scented rain, with Rei’s own voice telling the stories over the sound of rain and blue, watery light. The piece notes that Rei studied perfume design in Tokyo and looks for balance in contrasting materials, then previews her next exhibition, on Sherlock Holmes, with wood, tobacco and leather.