Lux et
Nox

Bill Henson's photographic series exploring the threshold between light and darkness

ESSAY


An olfactive response to Bill Henson's nocturnal portraits of adolescence. This fragrance translates Henson's masterful chiaroscuro—bodies emerging from darkness, skin luminous against deep shadows—capturing the threshold between childhood and adulthood, vulnerability and emergence, seeking light while hiding from it.

summary: FLORAL, WOODY, MUSKY.
MATERIALS: syringa, cold dark and melancholic aldehydic note, black pepper, geranium, violet hay, mimosa, jasmine, peach, blackcurrant patchouli, sandalwood, musk.


»Silhouettes illuminated by nocturnal light — through chiaroscuro, youth transitions with grace.«
FÀP Essays

Lux et Nox

Artist — Bill Henson
Perfumer — David Chieze
Medium — Photography
Status — Resting in Archive

10 / 2020