CORO silenTE/SILENT CHOIR
Audiovisual performance presented at Hika Ateneo, Bilbao, Spain, 2022







It is from silence that sound originates.
The first thing I thought about silence is that it resembled you
calm
temperance
breath
Can the sea be silent?
calm
temperance
breath
The sea breathes
inhales – exhales
We find silence contemplating the sea
We find silence contemplating the sea (?)
quietness
To sit in front of that continuous horizon
immense
horizon
embraces you
holds you
renews itself
horizons you
the waves
What is silence?
How many spaces of silence do we have in a day?
If we eliminate all the noise of a day
and remain only with the spaces of silence
how long would our day last?
Our day of silence
What voice does silence have?
What voice does silence have?
What voice does silence have?
What voice does silence have?
What is the voice of this text?
How many voices do these words have?
What rhythm do I give to these words?
What rhythm do we give to these words?
You are reading right now
giving voice to the word
producing an echo
A mute echo
Where does this voice sound?
Where do these voices sound?
I am reading these words
Someone beside me is reading these words
I know they are reading these words
I am part of a silent choir
There are voices sounding right now
But I do not hear them
So there is no silence
But I am quiet
But it is sounding
But I am silent
I am listening
Internalizing
Understanding
It sounds without sounding
It sounds without sounding
It sounds
It dreams
Suddenly everything dreams
The first was the word
And what is the word, if not sound?