Fischersund FLOD Eau de Parfum is a dark, atmospheric fragrance inspired by the ocean as both a source of life and an immense, destructive force. Created for FLÓÐ, Jónsi's immersive scent, sound, and light installation, the fragrance imagines a world transformed by rising water, where seaweed, smoke, scorched wood, wet earth, and salty air remain after a devastating wave.

Icelandic seaweed provides a briny marine character, while scorched Siberian pine introduces smoky, resinous darkness. Acrid air and earthy geosmin evoke rain, wet ground, and a landscape overtaken by water, while Ambroxanlends a mineral, skin-like warmth to the composition.

Aquatic in concept but far removed from a conventional fresh marine fragrance, FLÓÐ is ominous, smoky, earthy, and deeply atmospheric.

Why You’ll Love It

• Limited-edition Fischersund fragrance created for Jónsi's FLÓÐ installation
• Inspired by the power, mystery, and destructive potential of the ocean
• Icelandic seaweed creates a dark, briny marine character
• Scorched Siberian pine brings smoky, resinous depth
• Geosmin evokes wet earth and the unmistakable aroma following rain
• Ambroxan adds mineral warmth and diffusion
• An unconventional alternative to traditional fresh aquatic fragrances
• Particularly suited to lovers of smoky, marine, earthy, and conceptual scents
• Handmade in Iceland
• Limited 30 ml format

Fragrance Profile

Key Elements:
Icelandic Seaweed, Scorched Siberian Pine, Acrid Air, Geosmin, Ambroxan

Scent Family: Marine, Smoky, Woody, Earthy

Overall Scent: Briny seawater and dark seaweed meet scorched pine, smoke, damp earth, and mineral warmth. FLÓÐ is an aquatic fragrance viewed through Fischersund's distinctly Icelandic lens: wild, elemental, and slightly unsettling rather than clean or conventionally oceanic.

The Story of FLÓÐ

FLÓÐ was created for a spatial scent, sound, and light sculpture by Jónsi, with the ocean serving as its central inspiration.

Rather than depicting the sea as tranquil or picturesque, the work explores its immense and sometimes ominous power.

At its center is the idea of the big wave, an overwhelming force that moves across the landscape and leaves almost everything underwater.

The imagery is haunting: chimney tops and statues barely visible above the surface, surviving structures floating in the water, traces of tar and smoke in the salty air, distant ship horns, dark clouds, and the sound of another enormous wave approaching.

Underlying the work is a reflection on climate change, rising sea levels, flooding, and increasingly severe natural disasters.

The fragrance translates that imagined flooded landscape into scent.

Icelandic seaweed brings the ocean itself into the composition. Scorched Siberian pine and acrid air suggest destruction and smoke, while geosmin introduces the smell of saturated earth. Ambroxan adds an abstract mineral quality that reinforces the sensation of saltwater, skin, and something almost otherworldly.

The result feels like standing at the boundary between land and ocean after the familiar landscape has disappeared beneath the water.

An Unconventional Marine Fragrance

FLÓÐ is not a traditional aquatic perfume built around sparkling citrus and clean ocean air.

Its interpretation of water is darker.

The seaweed is briny, the wood is scorched, and the earth is wet. Smoke and acrid air create tension against the marine elements, while Ambroxan gives the fragrance a lingering mineral warmth.

That contrast makes FLÓÐ especially compelling for those drawn to Fischersund's more experimental work. It captures the ocean not simply as a beautiful place, but as something ancient, mysterious, unpredictable, and immensely powerful.

Product Details

• Brand: Fischersund
• Product Name: FLÓÐ
• Size: 30 ml / approximately 1.0 fl oz
• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Scent Family: Marine, Smoky, Woody, Earthy
• Key Elements: Icelandic Seaweed, Scorched Siberian Pine, Acrid Air, Geosmin, Ambroxan
• Inspiration: Jónsi's FLÓÐ scent, sound, and light installation
• Concept: The ocean, rising water, climate change, and "the big wave"
• Production: Handmade
• Origin: Made in Iceland
• Authenticity: Genuine Fischersund fragrance

Briny seaweed, scorched pine, smoke, wet earth, and mineral warmth make Fischersund FLÓÐ a haunting interpretation of the ocean and one of the house's most elemental fragrance experiences.