Smell of intimacy

2023

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A precise gesture, starting with a gentle incision from the top of the abdomen and descending to the anus while ensuring to navigate around the wings and skull of the creature.

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With a certain firmness, the bird's body must be held—not with fingertips, no. It must be grasped firmly. A disconcerting sensation, the animal, adorned in its coat of feathers, is still warm.

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With the second hand, which until now remained free, need to find the delicate opening that separates the feathers from the flesh.

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Gradually, the icy scent of a piece of vacuum-sealed meat from the supermarket rises in your throat. The material is there, it's just a matter of doing it.