This Mozambique-inspired perfume from painter Cassi Nomoda is a 'Woody Tropical' work of art.
and Vietnam, respectively—met over Instagram. What does inspire wonder is just how perfectly paired the creatives turned out to be. “It made all the sense in the world,” Namoda says of their partnership, which has, most recently, seen the duo collaborate on a limited-edition fragrance.“The Day a Monkey Is Destined to Die All Trees Become Slippery”
, on view at François Ghebaly’s gallery, Namoda sought an experimental project that could bring to life her dreamlike acrylics, which explore daily life in postcolonial Maputo, her birthplace and the city that she returned to in her 20s. “It was about trying to paint an essence of her work through scent,” muses Sivrican, who began the sensorial undertaking by paying a visit to Namoda’s South L.A. studio. It was there that she learned about Maria, a striking figure full of opposing forces, that crops up again and again in Namoda’s oeuvre. “[She has a] slight grit that ends up being sexy, because she’s tough in a way, too,” Namoda notes. “I said to Linda, ‘I’m not going to tell you exactly what I want.
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