Death and life happening side by side.
THE ARTIST
Ocean Voung
MEDIUM
Writing
THE FEELING
A CLEAN, WARM, SPICY, WOODY impression:
patient, nostalgic, comforting, contemplative, of ritual, elevating.
INGREDIENTS
THOUGHTS OF HOME. THE REMNANTS OF WOOD SMOKE ON A WINTER EVE, THE SPICES OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, FRANKENSTEIN POEMS AND JUXTAPOSITIONS, RURAL TRADITIONS IN NEW ENGLAND, INCENSE RITUALS OF THE WORKING CLASS, THE BALANCE BETWEEN GRACE AND GRIT, OF KNOWLEDGE AND POSSIBILITIES, FIRES MADE FOR LOVED ONES.
MATERIALS
PINK BERRIES, BERGAMOT, INCENSE, SAFFRON, CINNAMON, CUMIN, SAGE, HAY, STYRAX PYROGENE, CEDAR, VETIVER, SANDALWOOD, OAKWOOD, BIRCH.
THE PERFUMER
GÉRALDINE IGNESTA
YEAR
2022
AN OLFACTIVE SILHOUETTE
This fragrance is an aromatic transcript of a 2022 interview with the consummate writer and poet OCEAN VUONG for FOLIE À PLUSIEURS — SILHOUETTES.
SILHOUETTES
From the lens of a perfumer, Silhouettes explores the olfactive nature of an artist’s work—whether painting, sculpture, photo, film, music, or performance. In a series of interviews, essays, art reviews, and artist profiles, here perfumers translate the world of art into scent.
Folie À Plusieurs — Silhouettes Ocean Vuong
