Exhibitions

Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words ‘petra’, meaning stone and ‘ichor’, which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins of the immortals.

It is the pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

In Australia, a mostly hot arid landscape, petrichor is a symbol of a break in a drought or heralds a long awaited change in a weather pattern, and is something that is looked upon as a positive and uplifting change in the outlook.