Chiudi Gli Occhi e Poi Vedi di Filippo Sorcinelli

What a circus of lights life is!
Lights that make me close my eyes.
Too strong.
If I close my eyes
a shadow of smiles,
a shiver that sucks the heart.

What a distracted life,
what a painting of white solitudes!
What a mask of tears and funny smells!
We are pupils that laugh without warmth,
fixed, unchanging.
Pain.

You are afraid of the unrecognizable
behind a friendly gesture,
you are anxious not to be able to read
the dance of an ancient face.

Melancholy of time and history.
He dances, jokes, deceives.
Friendly laughter, discordant note,
distant echo of mud and bowels.

Close your eyes, because in the darkness you see,
because thoughts become more closed and deeper,
And that face that deforms mine returns,
Memory.
Not everything is as it seems.

Close your eyes now,
disturbing mask,
lost soul,
who eats peace instead of looking for it,
heart that leaps, a lost man,
who desires a courage to turn around in circles around himself.

Not everything is as it seems.

Fear of clowns, also known as coulrophobia, is a relatively common phobia and often misunderstood.
This fear can manifest itself in varying degrees of intensity, from mild discomfort to paralyzing terror, and is believed to have deep roots in the human psyche.

The figure of the clown is historically associated with fun and entertainment, dating back to medieval jesters and harlequins of the commedia dell'arte. However, the grotesque appearance of the clown, with exaggerated makeup distorting facial features, can create a sense of ambiguity and uncertainty. This distortion can cause people to perceive clowns as creepy figures, because their appearance does not match common human behaviors.

Psychology suggests that the fear of clowns may stem from difficulty reading the true emotions behind heavy makeup. Our usual predisposition is to read facial expressions to understand the intentions of the other. When this ability is compromised, as in the case of clowns, it can generate anxiety and fear. The often unpredictable behavior of clowns can contribute to a feeling of discomfort.

Popular culture has amplified the fear of these figures through negative and frightening representations. An emblematic example is the character of Pennywise, the evil clown from Stephen King's novel "It", which has terrified generations of readers and viewers and is the foundation of the inspiration for the thirteenth fragrance of the UNUM collection.

Coulrophobia, now also developed in the sense of smell with Filippo Sorcinelli, is a sort of completion of a research on the deep meaning of fear that began with the fragrance "but not today" in 2018 and continued last year with "neither the day, nor the hour"; It can have a significant impact on the daily lives of people who are afflicted with it. Common situations such as children's birthday parties or circus events can become a source of stress and anxiety. In extreme cases, the mere sight of an image of a clown can trigger a panic reaction.

Ambiguity, in fact, is the lagoon of thoughts, the awkward movements soiled with art project our anxieties, thin the face and describe wickedness.

But authentic art intervenes on the wickedness of the façade as it intervenes on the soul. Only she produces this short circuit capable of canceling what leads to the negative about wickedness. Art describes but does not limit and does not like to exasperate negativity. He describes it, because exhibiting it causes the matter of Beauty to take over even in negative situations.
Someone needs to be bad but only the other can circumscribe his limit in the path of solitude.

And only then will the center of wickedness become a social construction.

Top Notes : Vetiver, Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Amber, Oud

Heart Notes : Artemisia, Petitgrain, Clary Sage, Patchouli

Base Notes : Lemon, Bergamot, Lavender, Strawberry