Eau de Parfum
An exhibition on the Asagimadara butterfly and migration in Kyoto.
Descending to south — through mountain mist to temple steps. An arrival, but not yet the end. Misty, incense, soft.
An olfactive documentation of the Asagimadara butterfly’s 2,000km migration, created for an exhibition on ecological preservation in Kyoto (2025). Minami follows the descent into Kyoto’s temple gardens— moss, incense, cherry blossom—where butterflies arrive at ancestral destinations programmed into their bodies but unknown to their individual consciousness.
Hand-painted bottle with unique coloration and markings.
NOTES
aldehydes
fresh ginger co2
bergamot
eucalyptus
aquatic note
osmanthus absolute
jasmine sambac
clary sage
cherry blossom
rosemary extract
galbanum
vanilla absolute
cedar china
incense luban
fir balsam
NOSE — Mark Buxton
France, Germany & United States, 2025
Eau de Parfum
An exhibition on the Asagimadara butterfly and migration in Kyoto.
Descending to south — through mountain mist to temple steps. An arrival, but not yet the end. Misty, incense, soft.
An olfactive documentation of the Asagimadara butterfly’s 2,000km migration, created for an exhibition on ecological preservation in Kyoto (2025). Minami follows the descent into Kyoto’s temple gardens— moss, incense, cherry blossom—where butterflies arrive at ancestral destinations programmed into their bodies but unknown to their individual consciousness.
Hand-painted bottle with unique coloration and markings.
NOTES
aldehydes
fresh ginger co2
bergamot
eucalyptus
aquatic note
osmanthus absolute
jasmine sambac
clary sage
cherry blossom
rosemary extract
galbanum
vanilla absolute
cedar china
incense luban
fir balsam
NOSE — Mark Buxton
France, Germany & United States, 2025
