Characterized by sensory playfulness and transparency, Ernesto Neto’s sculptural work invites the viewer to challenge their spatial and corporal senses using sight, smell, and touch. Quarks-Paff (1998) is part of a larger body of work Neto began in 1996 where he named the works after onomatopoeic sounds such as piff, paff, and puff. The present lot features three nylon tubes filled with colorful and aromatic spices such as clove, turmeric, and cumin. As the spices become dispersed across the floor—due to the porous nature of the nylon container—they create unique impressions and forms. Not only does Neto play with tactile and olfactory senses, the “paff” in the title produces an auditory effect; referring to the sound the spices make when moved in their nylon tubes.