Celebrating women who exhibit an empowering fearlessness towards self-expression, a unique use of the senses in their creativity and a contribution to both rewriting the rules and breaking down boundaries, The Fifth Sense has spoken to women from all around the world about their worlds, from the enigmatic London-based artist Susu Laroche who explores heightened emotional states and an idea of senselessness in both her analogue photographs and films; the instrumental punk-rock trio Nisenmondai’s with their heavy, unrefined sound that stands in complete powerful contrast to the popular female-led music in their native of Japan; Berlin-based artist and DJ Isabel Lewis who tests her olfactory sense in one of the world’s most infamous nightclubs Berghain; a conversation between the iconic fashion designer Pam Hogg and Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry whose friendship spans several decades; the five profound female zines each with a powerful cause and unique take on the senses; a poem on Scent written for The Fifth Sense by the contemporary poet Yrsa Daley-Warm; five pioneering female DJ’s from Beirut who defy the rules in a largely male-dominated part of the world; and last but not least an elegant guide on how to break the rules by the iconoclastic contemporary dancer Ellen Van Schuylenburch.
"Smell hits the subconscious brain faster than any other sense, so it is influencing you in ways you don't know" - DJ Isabel Lewis
"I rebelled against the idea of following a certain structure just because you are female" - Ellen Van Schuylenburch
