“Perfumery is the last adornment; when you remove everything then you still have your smell, your perfume. This is what people will remember of you.”
- Sache Kalifé, Communications Director of Henry Jacques

Recently I received good news about my good friend, a Chinese Canadian female artist, Yan Xiaojing became the first artist to collaborate with Henry Jacques, a French luxury perfume brand with half a century of history.

Henry Jacques - serving for public and never compromise

In the olfactive world of art, the high-class perfume brand, Henry Jacques continues the French traditional perfume craftsmanship. The CEO of the company, Anne-Lise Cremona, who is the daughter of the brand founder Henry Cremona brought Henry Jacques to a new era. Originally, this brand with 50 years of history mainly targeted the private market to customise perfumes for their exclusive customers, but now, it has been transformed into an independent brand which enters the global market and has boutiques in 8 cities around the world.

This gave ordinary customers like us an opportunity to enjoy the modern and innovative experience created by this legendary brand. I love their first boutique opened on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, which perfectly reflects their spirit of serving the public and never compromising; representing tradition and leading to the future.

Putting the perfume showcase representing modern technology and the traditional craftsmanship perfume showcase that pays tribute to the tradition together does not seem abrupt, but complements each other.

Source: Forbes

Yan Xiaojing - Lingzhi girl’s natural growth

Xiaojing and I met each other at the exhibition at Rockbund Art Museum in 2018.

Later, we met again at the art installation event at Hermès Maison in Shanghai in 2019.

Last year, Xiaojing was invited to make installation works for Hermès Shanghai at Plaza 66.

Last year, Xiaojing was invited to make installation works for Hermès Shanghai at Plaza 66.

In 2022, I was so glad to have a chance to visit the exhibition at the Canadian Embassy and Cultural Center in Paris.

Both of us are currently living in Canada and deeply understand how this free land nourishes our lives and souls. I am very happy to see the growth and development of Xiaojing's art in the past few years.

“I’m fascinated with the way technological advancement gives humans the illusion of power over nature. Now I’m playing with a range of collaborations between the human element and the natural element by designing a controlled, human environment that, over time, gives way to an organic process. When I create my lingzhi sculptures, I first put woodchips and lingzhi spore mixtures into the mold I created. With the control of humidity, temperature and light, lingzhi mycelium starts to grow. Once the lingzhi mycelium had bound the wood chips into the mold’s shape, I removed the mold and put the bonded mixture into a small greenhouse to let it keep growing. After a few weeks, the body of the roots began to grow and created their own transformative sculpture. These new mushrooms, in turn, dropped more spores, thereby providing the delicate brown powder that now covers the sculptures. The beginning of this hybrid science/art/ idiosyncratic/secular experiment satisfies me. I am no longer in control… nature is. For me it’s important that each side of this equation has a chance to shine,” said Xiaojing.

“Her steps continue in the vein of process-oriented art-making, which involves building a system and then relinquishing some control to chance. However, this system is more than just a creative approach, it reflects human beings in a larger role in ecosystems, highlighting the value of working with other species."
— Art in America

If you want to know more about Xiaojing's works and exhibitions, please visit her personal website: www.yanxiaojing.com

“Spirit Cloud” Installation Art by Yan Xiaojing

This match made in heaven between Henry Jacque and Xiaojing is the first time that Henry Jacque has cooperated with an installation artist to materialize his olfactory art.

Immersed in Yan Xiaojing's “Spirit Cloud” Installation Art, you will not be stingy with your praise. The fleeting beauty of the fragrance mist and its minimal perceived energy are perfectly interpreted by the hanging cloud beads. The shape of the installation is reminiscent of the spray of Les Brumes, the slightly swaying pearls and filaments linger in the air like fine droplets of perfume, and slowly fall back to our skin or the fabric of our clothes.

The special shape design composed of 13,000 freshwater beads is fascinating. It is also a materialized language that reflects the continuous and stable vitality of the top perfume brand, and a metaphor for its never-ending development momentum.

Henry Jacques defined their boutique as a "living" space - both the warmth of life and the refinement of art - rather than an ordinary store. Yan Xiaojing's eye-catching installation art is perfectly embodied here, which is the icing on the cake.

Source：parfumshenryjacques.com

Being here is like falling into a cocoon of beauty and inspiration, thinking about self-reflection. They try to encourage those who meet by chance to realize the ultimate beauty of life with suitable intimate experiences and unique hospitality. The combination of art and nature is intoxicating. On the occasion of the New Year, Yan Xiaojing uses the metaphor of the mysterious oriental Ganoderma lucidum to bring us the most exquisite encounter of French life.

And one of my New Year's resolutions is to visit these Henry Jacques boutique destinations and collect my own unique scents.

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Just like one of Henry Jacques' brand mottos: Luxury is time for yourself!

Yes, let us remove the so-called important elements, and at the beginning of the new year, save the most extravagant time for yourself. When you only wear the smell of perfume on your body, what emerges in your mind is that you should carry forward like Ganoderma lucidum immortal classic values - Dream, Strength, Resilience, Wholeness.