BEACH
A place where you go especially for a reason.
Under siege when the weather gets warm.
The beach is not just a landscape. It's a ritual.
Lying down, swimming, looking for shade.
People, towels, creams, buckets, engine sounds in the distance.
The beach smells of polyphony.
And its presence begins with the smell of the air.
WIND
Salty.
Metallic.
Resinous.
Dry.
Spatial.
In the shade of the trees, notes of resin appear.
The dust of leaves. The dry needles. The smell of mulch.
The wind on the beach brings aromas from afar – delicate, sometimes barely perceptible.
Mixed with hot air, sunscreen, salt.
SAND
Sand itself has no smell.
It consists of silica, shell particles, traces of life — but not of aromas.
What you feel is brought by the waves.
The scent of the beach is born at the meeting point of sand and sea.
Here, where the water leaves its traces.
Seaweed. Piece of wood. Salt on a stone.
Traces of human presence.
SEA
The smell of the sea is ambiguous.
It's a mix.
Algae – green, wet, slightly salty.
Their scent is a bit like wood or matcha.
Sometimes there is also something from the sushi dishes: caviar, sometimes watermelon or melon.
It's a scent that opens the nostrils.
Which says: you are by the water.
Which remains on the skin after bathing.
The only one of its kind.
KIDS
Babies – what do they smell like? To me, they smell like cotton candy.
Like inflatable armbands and a bucket with a shovel.
A little sweet.
A bit rubbery.
Love, carefreeness and joy.
Always on the move.
BODY
Bodies on the beach smell different.
Warm, slightly moist, with a layer of cream or oil.
Some smell like coconut, others like vanilla with a UV filter.
The heat intensifies all the aromas.
The body releases the scent slowly, in waves, like parchment soaked in aromas.
The skin absorbs the sun and releases salt.
The smell sticks to the towel.
Beach – the scent of vacation, carefreeness and sun!
The scent of GDAŃSK 11:24 is our attempt to capture the scent of the sea – with its coolness, air, and salt. And IBIZA 19:43 ? It doesn't smell of water, but of what's happening around it: laughter, wine, sun, and citrus.
