SpeM PetraM

SpeM PetraM, with its capitalized “M”s, references Mary Magdalene, who, in French legend, is said to have lived in a mountain cave in the sacred forest of La Saint Baume of southern France. Durbano builds SpeM PetraM around nard, an aromatic oil used since antiquity that the Magdalene is said to have worn. Nard is alternately resinous, mineral and salty, an evocative choice that suggests the damp, mysterious smell of a cavern but also the warmth of the human body.