Fisuras (Fissures) by Hery Paz

Fisuras (Fissures) emerges from the quiet tension between presence and absence, where poetry transcends language and sound inhabits the space between words. The work draws from the invisible architecture of text, the fragile scaffolding, the breath, the fractures that hold meaning in place. These fissures are not fixed ideas but unfolding rituals. With each iteration, they transform into something new: a constellation of memories and gestures, suspended in the space between intention and chance.

H. Paz

Gratitude to the souls who made this conjuring possible: Pedro, María, Demian, Jõao, and Tuca. To Marcos Cavaleiro, João Pedro Brandão, and to both the Porta-Jazz family and the Guimarães Jazz Festival for their generosity, care, and warmth. Lastly, I’m deeply thankful to a Cuban poet who may never know how profoundly she transformed my life… Reina María Rodríguez.


mandíbulas                       sueltas
trabajos 
forzados                            ningún 
                                           terror
                                           puede 
                                           con 
                        la vejez    
                     y miseria 
                          juntas
árboles 
                       que han 
                   sembrado 
muletas
y 
salitre
                         para el 
                            dolor 
                de                       un 
                                           pájaro





loose                                  jaws
forced 
labor                                  no 
                                           terror
                                           can  
                                           overcome 
                        old age
                      & misery 
                      together
trees 
                    that have 
                       planted 
crutches
& 
saltpeter
                          for the  
                            pain 
                of                       a
                                           bird

Hery Paz is a New York based Cuban multi-instrumentalist, composer and visual artist. He is an integral element of the creative music scene in New York where he has worked with artists such as, Dave Liebman, William Parker, Cooper Moore, Ralph Alessi, Francisco Mela, Tom Rainey, Thomas Morgan, Román Díaz, Kris Davis, Miguel Zenón, Juan De Marcos Gonzales, Gerald Cleaver and Joe Morris...
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