NARCOTIC - MEO FUSCIUNI

NARCOTIC - MEO FUSCIUNI

Mysticism Cycle

After many years, I returned to these streets, but I recognized none of these faces, new looks and foreign hands approached mine. Fragments of existence, ongoing questions about the true meaning of the sacred, the scent becomes an odor, hidden in the old sacristies, among the old benches of the monumental and popular churches of Palermo, in the old cupboards of grandmothers; each alley holds its personal scent, an old fabric shop, the baker's oven, the hair salon with its old colognes and the warm scent of pastries. On Sundays, I remember, after mass my father held my hand, we passed by the pastry shop on the street, my father bought a tray of cannoli, it was a ritual, a beautiful olfactory memory, the ricotta, the candied fruits, the return home. I had been gone from Sicily for many years and the innocent face left the image of a face covered with a thick beard, my hands no longer make gestures, my mind questions and my curious nose explores the space. Narcotico is a fragrance inspired by my Sicily, on the relationship with my most distant and visceral memories, the void, the depth of being. A search that continues every day, never stopping, almost a challenge to want to observe how far the scent of a place can lead us. It is a journey to understand who you are, what your true roots are and the scent of olfactory memories is the means to climb and let go.

Like any indelible sign, I remember each step well. The journey began in the city of Palermo, on the steps of a church, last September. I knew I was looking for something to start writing and feeling. The incessant smell of that threshold I never crossed is still in my olfactory memory.

Composition: Labdanum, Benzoin, Oud, Guaiac Wood, Patchouli, Tonka Bean, Frankincense, Thyme, Vetiver.

[ Narcotico was designed, created, and arranged from listening to the albums of each of these phases: La Casa del Dolore and Memorie Statiche by Nenia]