Poiesis

Causa expresiva; capacidad creadora que transforma el no-ser en ser; el florecer de la flor.

In his short work Seed (Shushi), [Tatsumi] Hijikata curled up into a fetal position onstage. His movements were restricted and constantly turned inwards, in what can otherwise be described as a “meditation in the womb.” This poetic form of physical expression suggested his body was doing the thinking rather than his mind.

Una a veces se sabe rota,se sabe frágil o desdibujada;se vuelve la piel papel transparente,y los huesos, agua tibia.El cuerpo entero se humedece,y llueve.Todo el ser se vuelve mar—abierto, salado, profundo—sin tierra firme por pisar.¿Qué sostiene al mar?Su propia tempestad.¿Qué da fuerza al mar?El ir y venir de su marea.El horizonte se bor