"A mysterious force that everyone feels and no philosopher has explained", an unknown force that drives creation. "It lives in the body, rising from the soles of the feet, because the feet are the roots that connect the individual to the dark forces of nature." It expresses itself without going through technique, knowing something more important, and overturning the rules.
via: Vasco Brondi, Una cosa spirituale (Einaudi, 2025) — Shock telepatico
Info & reflection: the duende rises from the feet: from below, from the earth, not from the mind.
Related in anthology
- Una cosa spirituale. Non fare niente, altre forme d'arte — Lorca's duende, quoted in the chapter Shock telepatico: the artistic gesture that starts from below and from the emotional centre, far from technical skill