cons ti tu ci ón
(Oviedo: Malasangre, 2015)
Sonora, además de visual, esta cons ti tu ci ón es de todo menos pétrea. Estela derruida, viene a dar razón del gesto rupturista (de rotura) con un texto sagrado. Caben en ella, entonces, la pulverización de la lengua y la reforma (política) desde la opción deconstructiva, que es posibilidad, no retraimiento. La puesta al día de la norma es azarosa y tecnológica: por eso su título conserva la tilde, pero pierde el diptongo, adición/sustracción que determina: derribo = razón, denuncia, juego. Pero cons ti tu ci ón, de Marcos Canteli, también es espejo y acción, pues propone una actualización del gesto vanguardista en un clima de país políticamente quebrado, podrido, inoperante. De esta manera su sonora descomposición, su zumbido y estertor, remedan y nos remedan, a nosotros y a la tabla normativa, con un indistinguible ruido de fondo que llama a operar el texto antes de que perezca por adoración. De ahí que el gesto, por necesario, resulte tan inteligible (y tan inteligente) pese a su difícil lectura. Mejor óigase.
cons tit u ci ón (in lowercase) is a project based on the text of the Spanish Constitution approved on December 6, 1978. It is composed of each and every word from the original Constitution, from which only digits and punctuation marks have been removed. In a world dominated by digits, the exploration of the constitutional letter's spirit and its potential to transform into poetry became a fascinating endeavor. The operation, in summary, is simple: the book presents a reordering of the linguistic material, initially appearing alphabetical but revealing itself as somewhat random (and rightfully so!).
From the invisible cover:
This con sti tu ci ón, resonant and visually captivating, is anything but unyielding. A crumbling stela justifies the disruptive gesture (of rupture) with the sacred text of the Spanish 1978 Constitution. It encompasses the pulverization of language and the (political) reform through the deconstructive choice, embodying possibility rather than retreat. The updating of the norm is serendipitous and technological: thus its title retains the accent, while shedding the diphthong, an addition/subtraction that signifies demolition as reason, denunciation, and play. Marcos Canteli's con sti tu ci ón reflects and acts, presenting an avant-garde gesture in a politically fractured, decaying, and inert country. Its resounding disintegration, its buzzing and gasping, echo and admonish both us and the normative framework, with an indistinguishable background noise that urges us to engage with the text before it perishes in adulation. The essential gesture remains intelligible (and intelligent) despite its challenging reading. Listen.