Petrichor noun​​​​​​​ 
a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
Botanical artist Lisa Waud installed her second installation of three in her project titled Petrichor. In the Boyer Campbell building located in Detroit, Waud brings the outdoors inside. The smell as the doors opened was as if it had just rained after a long dry week.
A sign outside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit May 30, 2024.
A sign outside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit May 30, 2024.
WDET's "In the Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper poses on the grass set inside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit for the Petrichor botanical art installation on May 30, 2024.
WDET's "In the Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper poses on the grass set inside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit for the Petrichor botanical art installation on May 30, 2024.
Hooper laying on the grass in front of a window.
Hooper laying on the grass in front of a window.
Petrichor botanical art display located in the Boyer Campbell Building on May 30, 2024.
Petrichor botanical art display located in the Boyer Campbell Building on May 30, 2024.
Hooper Walks on grass set art display in the Boyer Campbell Building  on May 30, 2024
Hooper Walks on grass set art display in the Boyer Campbell Building on May 30, 2024
Bathroom in the Boyer Campbell Building with grass on the floor on May 30, 2024.
Bathroom in the Boyer Campbell Building with grass on the floor on May 30, 2024.
Artist Lisa Waud poses on the grass set inside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit for her Petrichor botanical art installation on May 30, 2024.
Artist Lisa Waud poses on the grass set inside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit for her Petrichor botanical art installation on May 30, 2024.
Petrichor Art Display located inside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit on May 30, 2024.
Petrichor Art Display located inside the Boyer Campbell Building in Detroit on May 30, 2024.
Man touching light fixture on the grass Petrichor set in Detroit on May 30, 2024.
Man touching light fixture on the grass Petrichor set in Detroit on May 30, 2024.
Woman lays on Petrichor art display on May 30, 2024.
Woman lays on Petrichor art display on May 30, 2024.
Waud making signs for the art display on May 30, 2024.
Waud making signs for the art display on May 30, 2024.
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