FROM SPIRIT TO MATTER [SPECTRE OF LILITH]

published on 2025-11-11

STATEMENT OF INTENT

Based on the artistic reflection and implementation of Pierre Bénard Ségu, perfumer-creator.

Combined with mass spectrometry (MS), two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) is currently the most powerful tool for analyzing the volatile compounds in an odorant blend.

From the spectrum of its fragrance [LILITH, Sombre Héroïne] obtained using this technique, the shape of a three-dimensional odor was generated.

Like a landscape, each hill, each peak, each valley reflects the appearance and concentration of an odorant molecule in the perfume’s wake.

This sculpted relief becomes a tangible map, an abstract topography of an invisible experience: that of odor.

This map is the unique olfactory identity card of the perfume.

A truly witty work.

Keywords: matrix, spectrum, modulation, fingerprints, space, planar

FROM SPIRIT TO MATTER

The Origin of Evil, Lilith, the first perfume sculpture in the world. [2025]

This first work, represented by the fragrance [LILITH, Sombre Héroïne], will be part of the multidisciplinary and multisensory exhibition [From Matter to Spirit] designed to promote olfactory creation, perfume, as an art.

Other spectres

Other fragrances by the composer will also be represented through this unique artistic process and method, modeled and exhibited.

In particular, the fragrance [YUREI, Âme-Sœur], the fragrance of a ghost [allegory of perfume] created for the first halo* of the exhibition, whose chromatogram, ectopl(eon)asm is named [The Spectrum of the Spectrum] and whose four constituent accords gave rise to an exhibition entitled [Olfactory Decomposition of the Perfume of a Ghost]

All of these works will constitute a series entitled [From Spirit to Matter]

*halo= name given to each new performance of the exhibition [From Matter to Spirit].

PRESENTATIONS [THE SPIRITS]

PIERRE BENARD SÉGU

Pierre Bénard Ségu, perfumer and concept designer, is a member of the International Society of Perfume Creators.

An expert in natural raw materials for perfumery, he is also the olfactory artistic director of OSMOART, perfumes, colors, and sounds (www.osmoart.com), with whom he has been developing olfactory concepts for over 20 years.

LUIGI MONDELLO

Professor Luigi Mondello, a leading expert in chromatography and separation sciences, holds a chair in analytical chemistry at the University of Messina and has authored over 770 scientific publications. Renowned internationally for his innovative contributions, he chairs major scientific committees, edits key journals, and has received numerous awards for his research excellence.

MARIOSIMONE ZOCCALI

Mariosimone Zoccali, PhD, is a lecturer in analytical chemistry at the University of Messina and a specialist in sample preparation techniques. He leads the WG3 group of the EuChemS-DAC, serves on the editorial board of Advances in Sample Preparation, and develops innovative methods to enhance sample analysis.

EVA VEDEL

Eva Vedel is an artist and designer whose work explores the connections between craftsmanship, algorithms, and generative design through data sculptures, installations, and narrative objects. Bridging art and science, she develops a hybrid practice where digital technology serves both as a creative tool and a subject of critical reflection.

THE FRAGRANCE
OLFACTORY VISION

LILITH, Sombre Héroïne is Pierre Bénard Ségu’s first personal creation for Ozparfum.

Conceived as a soliflore, it centers on a single flower — a heart of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa), the perfumer’s emblematic bloom. Its head notes blend cold cardamom and an icy menthol molecule, evoking the chill of dusk and the independence of a free woman, mistress of her own life.

Like a floral bouquet, this tuberose heart is adorned with hints of rose, Indian jasmine, and exotic orange blossoms, recalling a morning dawn when rare flowers warm and bloom in the first light — like a woman tender and in love.

Its suave, maternal trail is a balm to this heart — a milky way of sandalwood and benzoin tears, veiled in cosmic musks upon ambered skin.

CHROMATOGRAM

STRIPPED TO THE BONE [C.f document]

ARTISTIC PROCESS © 2025

Two-dimensional gas chromatography [GC×GC] coupled with mass spectrometry [MS] is currently the most powerful tool for analyzing GC-compatible compounds.

This technique is complemented by the use of MS as a third dimension, following two chromatographic separation steps.

The instrumentation and data processing tools are state-of-the-art.

For perfumes and cosmetics, [GCxGC] is used for targeted quantitative analyses (e.g., suspected volatile allergens and fingerprints), for authentication, fraud detection, and the identification and qualification of powerful odorants.

This high-end precision positions the form created from this perfume formula as a unique, authentic, identifiable, and authenticable odor.

The range of applications of [GCxGC–MS] is worth exploring; OSMOART has chosen this as a future perspective for the field of art.

Using [GCxGC–MS] in an artistic manner promotes scientific advances in this field and positions olfactory creation, that of perfume, as a work of the mind, an art.