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An Italian-born Swiss citizen, Roberto Greco is a horticulturist by profession. He also studied photography and visual communication. His photographic work is part professional and part research and the way he builds his subjects shows diligence and meticulousness.

Whether he shoots a portrait or a still life, Roberto Greco's view of the real world is filled with wonder, which translates into metaphors and flamboyant dream-like effects. He uses light to paint a particular detail on his subject and stops time at an exact moment to give us something to contemplate.

His images are often much more complex than they appear at first glance and suggest a tremendous iconographic savoir-faire, namely as it relates to painting.Roberto Greco does not scrimp on humorous or even cynical details that help distance his work from stereotypes and artistic references.

Text by Marco Costantini - Art historian and curator at the MUDAC

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Dominique Ropion is the best known and most recognized perfumer of the 21st century. He is both a modest and a virtuoso perfumer. He creates powerful fragrances with strong personalities and celebrates floral compositions.

He was born and raised in Paris. Both his mother and grandfather worked at Roure, a major perfume company. He discovered the profession early on but did not devote himself to it until much later when he did an internship at Roure after completing studies in physics. The first fine fragrance he created was a success: Ysatis by Givenchy, 1984.

After a 12-year stint with Roure, he joined Jean-Louis Sieuzac at Florasynth where he worked for 10 years and created, among other fragrances, Kenzo Jungle l'Eléphant in 1995. It was during that time that he met Olfactive Studio's perfume creator Céline Verleure, who was then the International Marketing Director of Kenzo Parfums. The Sepia collection is an opportunity for the two of them to enjoy working together again after 24 years !