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OLFACTIVE PUBLICATION 10 — 25

A Study of Migration
A Scent by Géraldine Ignesta

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»Descending to south — through mountain mist to temple steps. An arrival, but not yet the end.«

Texture | HUMID, SOFTENED, GROUNDED
Feeling | SETTLED, REVERENT, PAUSED
Outline | MISTY, INCENSE, SOFT

MATERIALS
TOP / Aldehydes, fresh ginger CO2, bergamot, eucalyptus, aquatic note. HEART / Osmanthus absolute, jasmine sambac, clary sage, cherry blossom, rosemary extract, galbanum. BASE / Vanilla absolute, cedar china, incense luban, fir balsam.

i n s t r u c t i o n s
wear when: ARRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION
If you honor rest between movements and appreciate that some arrivals are waypoints, not endings.
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MINAMI: DESCENT
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.