CHRONARIUM: Scent of Time & Primordial Pulse

Scent of Time og Primordial Pulse are the first installations in WUNDERLAND CHRONARIUM, a series of five works developed over several years. The installations explore the theme of ‘Deep Time’, inspired by primordial organisms, the earliest development and bogs as archives of biological and geological history. Guided by performers and by interactive elements of scent, light, and sound, you will be invited to travel through layers of time.

I Scent of Time, you and two other visitors enter an organic, sculptural space that envelops you like a futuristic vessel or primeval cave. A performer guides you through a ritualized scent journey, where past and future seem to dissolve. Integrated sound elements respond to touch, and subtle lighting enhances the sensation of being suspended in a temporal limbo.

Primordial Pulse reflects the monumental, megalith-like plants of the late Silurian to early Devonian, known as ‘Prototaxites’. Towering sculptural columns rise through mist, breathing through small openings that release scents and reveal hidden inner landscapes. Through interactive audio and performers, you are invited to explore, rest, inhale, touch, and listen. One sculpture, inspired by hot springs, allows you to lie close to mosses, feel the misted moisture, and sense a primordial landscape through gentle sounds and shifting light.

The installations can be experienced as part of a complete dramaturgy or as standalone works, and may be presented again and again in different locations over time.

From 14 March to 19 April 2026, CHRONARIUM: Scent of Time and Primordial Pulse will be presented together as a single immersive performance installation at our venue in KunsthusTESE.

You can buy your tickets directly here on the website, or follow the link below:
www.billetto.dk

Thanks to the funds making CHRONARIUM possible
Statens Kunstfond, Aarhus Kommune, Kirsten og Gunnar Fonden, Merkur Fonden, and Tækker.

Practical information

The performance uses essential oils in a 5% solution. Please avoid wearing strong perfume, as it may interfere with the scent experience.
Comfortable clothing that may get dirty is recommended.
Please arrive on time – we look forward to welcoming you.

Accessibility: Please note that this performance installation is unfortunately not accessible for wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility. Access is only possible via stairs, and parts of the experience involve a fairly physical level of participation.

Please note! The performance installation is experienced in groups of three, but you are very welcome to come alone or with a larger party. Every 10 minutes, new participants are admitted – simply book consecutive time slots if you wish to enter close together.

While waiting for your friends, you can relax at Kulturbodega Bellis on the ground floor, which offers a 20% discount on drinks and serves highly recommended, delicious food. A guestbook is also available, where you can share your experience with us, reflect, and read about others’ impressions.

Credits – Artists and Production Team
Artistic leader, idea- and concept maker, performer and visual artist: Mette Aakjær – DK
Author/poet and concept co-developer: Sonja Winckelman Thomsen – DK
Composer and concept co-developer: Thoranna Bjornsdottir – IS
Visual artist and co-developer: Signe Klejs – DK
Set-designer, visual artist and material expert: Amanda Axelsen-Sigaard – DK
Technical developer of interactive sound system: Jesper Lyng – DK
Costume designer and set-designer: Caroline Bang – DK
Scent designer and co-developer: Sigrid Moses – DK
Material expert: Katrine Karlsen – DK
Co-creating artist and performer: Tora Balslev – DK
Co-creating artist and performer: Nadine Milzner – DE
Performer understudy: Anne-Sofie Pi Østergaard – DK
Visual artist and material expert: Georg Jagunov – RU
Builder metal/wood: Leif Halkjær – DK
Builder wood: Jens Bo Jacobsen – DK
Costume design and seamstress: Talita Oliveira – BR
Seamstress assistant: Alvilda Lindstrøm – DK
Seamstress assistant: Alina Ali – RO
Seamstress assistant: Freja Bøgh Rytter – DK
Set design assistant: Josefine Elfrida Hartvig – DK
Set design assistant: Julie Dybkjær – DK
Set design assistant: Gudrun Middelboe – DK
Set design assistant: Simone Rosager – DK
Illustrator and graphic designer: Nanna Rosalia Sigaard – DK
Voice actor: Nina Tind Jensen – DK
Sound producer: Tobias Ajstrup Krogner – DK
Financial administration and fundraising: Kathrine Kihm – DK
Financial administration and fundraising: Rikke Baes-Carlsen – DK
Creative production manager, PR and host: Julie Ajstrup Krogner – DK
Creative production manager, PR and host: Liv Højgaard – DK
Creative production manager, PR and host: Winnie Arnum Handberg – DK
Press photo and videograph: Christoffer Brekne – NO
Videograph: MØNES, Mateusz Denis Lissak – PL
Artist residency host: Rosita Granly, Katrine Skovgaard – DK
Material supplier and partner: Re-bound, Jon Strunge and Jesper Hviid Kejser – DK
Material supplier and partner: Beyond Leather, Jamie Lago and Mikael Eydt – DE
Research associate: Guðbjörg R Jóhannesdóttir – IS
Research associate: Ida Krøgholt – DK

Watch the trailer here: