Retina

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Composed for the 40th anniversary of "Ora Serrata Retinae", first work by Valerio Magrelli.
Artwork by Silvia Marcantoni Tadddei, with the original lettering of the first edition (Feltrinelli 1980).

lyrics

Foglio bianco come la cornea d’un occhio.
Io m’appresto a ricamarvi
un’iride e nell’iride incidere
il profondo gorgo della retina.
Lo sguardo allora
germinerà dalla pagina
e s’aprirà una vertigine
in questo quadernetto giallo.

S’introduce a volte nel pensiero
come nell’acqua, un riflesso
che l’attraversa e ne misura il fondale.
È un occhio che si apre
dentro le lucide onde e vi affonda.
La linea si distende e la luce
discendendo si quieta.
La mente torna allora a chiudersi
nello sforzo verticale e profondo
della ferita e del gorgo.

Il cervello è il cuore delle immagini,
il suo orizzonte la curva
rigida dell’occipite.
E tutto ciò che vive
è nello spirito. Nel suo cerchio
silenzioso stanno il cielo,
gli uomini e se stesso.

Dietro queste immagini che lampeggiano
sul foglio c'è una regola,
un punto geografico del mio osservare,
una gradazione delle diottrie mentali,
un'impronta digitale
dietro questa mia lingua
c'è una popolazione del cervello.
Dietro di me ci sono io, bifronte,
curvo sullo specchio del pensiero.

(Valerio Magrelli)

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released May 7, 2020
Silvia Marcantoni Taddei: electric guitar, classical guitar, vocals
Massimo Sannelli: harmonica, melodica, electronics, vocals

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AnimaeNoctis

AnimaeNoctis is a shapeshifting duo, an amuseable factory & a multimedia agency: Silvia Marcantoni Taddei and Massimo Sannelli.

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