smells smell

so the other day i really wanted to make a book of smells. this is broad, but i've given it a lot of thought. okay. so most of how i document my life is done through photography. most of the photos i have are of my family, friends,etc. this is how i establish them, but what if i could capture their smell, or a smell that reminds me of them. it sounds creepy and well it really is, but every person, place or thing has a certain smell to them. and when i smell that smell or something similar i think of that person,place or thing just like if i saw a visual image of it, i automatically think of them. so yeah, instead of a photo album i want to do a smell album of sorts. i have no idea how one goes about capturing smells but i'll see what i can do. it would be some sealed container so the album would be an awkward shape, but i think i would make it out of an old box suitcase, and each page would have a sealed jar type thing, and a photo of the person, so when others smell the smell they will know who i see in my head when i smell the smell. i thought about having it like fragrance ads in magazines, where you open up the paper and it smells, but i don't even know where to begin with that. i'm pretty sure this all came about becuse i went home for a night and when i was at home i just smelled my house and it was home. so yes, i want to document the people and places in my life through smells, i think if i could pull this off it would be awesome! there is still a lot to be planned, but i think it would be great, and that way if i ever go on a long trip or move away from the things i know and love, i can take them with me, then i would have photos and smells so it would be as though i never left. another good reason to put it in a suitcase.