Aethi Opum

When the rain stops, black pepper, aidan fruit and vanilla warm the earth alongside the sun. The aromas of coffee, vetiver and leather mingle with thiouraye incense

(churai) wafting over the rock formations. The ancient guardian of knowledge secretly dons a cloak of bark and leaves, and his presence is detected only by the vultures circling in the sky.

Main notes: Black pepper, damp earth, Aidan fruit, thiouraye (churai) incense, vetiver, papyrus, coffee, iris, suede, incense, vanilla, leather

Postcard: Palms of the species Borassus aethiopum stand tall as proud testaments to the passage of time, silently observing each cycle as it comes to an end and is renewed.

The Gambia 2022