The thematic axis proposed for the call was the mirror — an element I chose to adopt as the poetic and musical structure of the piece.
After some thoughts on the poetics I wanted to explore, the title De reflejos, refracciones y renuncias emerged. I envisioned the mirror as a symbol of confrontation with oneself, with our vanities and, in particular for women, as a social burden imposed from childhood.
I became interested in the idea of the reflection, and how, often, the encounter with the mirror is not as intimate as it seems. Frequently, we see ourselves through the eyes of others: external gazes materialize in our own. In that sense, I connected this to the concept of refraction, with light as the intermediary between the object and its reflection — meaning the reflection is never identical to the object, and that distortion opens a space for renunciation.
The piece is divided into two main sections:
- No sé si con mis ojos veo mi reflejo
II. Las renuncias
In the first section, I worked with small palindromic motifs that dissolve and deform through subtle variations, alongside rhythmic “intrusions” that aim to generate “reflected” chords. The second section, Las renuncias, unfolds as a lament — almost a cry — that revisits and transforms the textures presented earlier.