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OLFACTIVE PUBLICATION 10 — 25
A Study of Migration
A Scent by Mark Buxton
Texture | FROZEN, VOLCANIC, LIFTING
Feeling | AWAKENING, PRIMAL, ASCENDING
Outline | CRISP, AROMATIC, WOODY
MATERIALS
TOP / Cypress, cedrat, cedar leaf, bergamot. HEART / Frozen water accord, frozen grapefruit, mate oil, pine needle oil BASE / Cedarwood atlas, incense, sandal, musk, driftwood.
i n s t r u c t i o n s
wear when: EMBRACING UNEXPECTED JOURNEYS
If you find beauty in transformation through travel and are drawn to nature's seasonal rhythms.
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KITA: ASCENT
A two-part olfactive documentation of the Asagimadara butterfly's 2,000km migration, created for an exhibition on ecological preservation in Kyoto (2025). Following inherited genetic programming, individual butterflies navigate toward destinations they've never experienced. Kita (North) captures the ascent from frozen Hokkaido landscapes. Minami (South) follows the descent into Kyoto's temple gardens.
OLFACTIVE PUBLICATION 10 — 25
A Study of Migration
A Scent by Mark Buxton
Texture | FROZEN, VOLCANIC, LIFTING
Feeling | AWAKENING, PRIMAL, ASCENDING
Outline | CRISP, AROMATIC, WOODY
MATERIALS
TOP / Cypress, cedrat, cedar leaf, bergamot. HEART / Frozen water accord, frozen grapefruit, mate oil, pine needle oil BASE / Cedarwood atlas, incense, sandal, musk, driftwood.
i n s t r u c t i o n s
wear when: EMBRACING UNEXPECTED JOURNEYS
If you find beauty in transformation through travel and are drawn to nature's seasonal rhythms.
_
KITA: ASCENT
A two-part olfactive documentation of the Asagimadara butterfly's 2,000km migration, created for an exhibition on ecological preservation in Kyoto (2025). Following inherited genetic programming, individual butterflies navigate toward destinations they've never experienced. Kita (North) captures the ascent from frozen Hokkaido landscapes. Minami (South) follows the descent into Kyoto's temple gardens.