Open Water
Marine · Kewda · Ganjam · Odisha
Salt, screwpine and the wind turning. Recorded on the Odisha coast at the top of the tide, twenty minutes before it went back out.
Kewda from Ganjam, black lime, sea fennel over a mineral musk that stays close to the skin for eight to ten hours.
Top · Heart · BaseThe material it is built on
About a thousand sprays in the 100 ml. At two a day that is more than a year. The 2 ml vial holds about twenty — enough to wear an edition properly four or five times before deciding, which is the only way to decide.
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The wearing
| Hour | 16:30, the top of the tide |
|---|---|
| Season | Spring and summer, in daylight |
| Landscape | The Odisha coast, twenty minutes before the water goes back out |
| Weight | Close to the body |
The sea at the top of the tide, before it goes back out.
The material
Kewda
Screwpine, Pandanus odorifer. The spathe is cut before it opens fully and distilled in Ganjam. It is the material this entry is built on, and the reason the top of it reads green before it reads salt.
The record
| Entry | 01 |
|---|---|
| Name | Open Water |
| Recorded | 09.02.2026 · 16:30 |
| Position | 19.4°N 85.0°E |
| Hero material | Kewda · Ganjam, Odisha |
| Macerated | 42 days |
| Concentration | Eau de parfum 22% |
| Naturals | 23.7% |
| Volume | 100 ml |
| Edition | 900 |
| Unit | Assigned at dispatch |
| Composed | India |
The entry number is assigned once and never reused. It outlives the name. When the last unit ships the entry closes, and Open Water is not made again.