2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Developing a reminiscence program using "nostalgic smells" and art through interdisciplinary research

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	20H01223
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 01070:Theory of art practice-related
Research Institution	Saga University of Arts
Principal Investigator	matsumoto yasuaki 嵯峨美術大学, 芸術学部, 教授 (00331702)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	中川晶京都看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10207722) 小林剛史学校法人文京学院文京学院大学, 人間学部, 教授 (30334022) 山本晃輔大阪産業大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (60554079) 岩崎陽子嵯峨美術短期大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (70424992) 真板昭夫嵯峨美術大学, 芸術学部, 名誉教授 (80340537) 杉原百合子同志社女子大学, 看護学部, 教授 (90555179)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	匂いのアート / 回想法
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The research group was divided into three teams: "Art Production," "Psychology," and "Psychiatry/Nursing," and progressed while sharing each other's research topics and results. Each team confirmed that using scents had a high probability of reviving the memory of the experiencer, and that sharing this experience improved the quality of the experience. A major discovery was that many questionnaires revealed that the experience of smelling a scent was more important in recalling memories than the type of scent itself. Another major achievement was that this led to progress in improving the narrative art experience kit. The psychology team's basic research also confirmed that artwork objects were very helpful in recalling memories.
Free Research Field	メディアアート
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	かおり有アート作品の鑑賞は、かおり無アート作品の鑑賞に比して、より、覚醒度、事物の想起、引き戻され感、が高い（強い）ことが明らかになった。すなわち香りとアート作品の相互の働きが体験者に過去の記憶を導き出すことの有効性が明らかになった。また香りとアート作品によって作られる空間と時間は被験者をよりリラックスさせることが明らかとなり、語り合う内容をより深く共有させ互いの親密度を増した状況を生み出すことが明らかになった。