Text:
“These deaths are voiceless!
Here we are, in silent failure, in the inability to bear human imperfection and contain its contradictions.
What I come to do is a staging that performs punishment as an act of redemption.
It is a deception!
The theater of annihilation”

The action supports the initiative "Art Against Capital Punishment", organized by Ex OPG in Naples on November 2, 2024.
Music, text and concept: Antonio Raia
Running time: 15′
Napoli, 2024

Come se

“Come se” is a Sound Action by Antonio Raia for voice, objects, and saxophone, built upon the skeleton of a text written by Raia as he imagines being Death itself, reflecting on the futility of having to manifest for the sentencing of one man by another.

Notes:
Paul Ricœur, a prominent French philosopher, utilized the concept of "as if" to explore the relationship between language and reality. In his examination of metaphors, he proposed that they function as "as if" statements, allowing language to transcend literal meanings and reveal deeper truths about human experience. This perspective suggests that metaphors create a "surplus of meaning," which in turn leads to a "surplus of being," enriching our understanding of existence.

Come se



“Come se” is a Sound Action by Antonio Raia for voice, objects, and saxophone, built upon the skeleton of a text written by Raia as he imagines being Death itself, reflecting on the futility of having to manifest for the sentencing of one man by another.

Notes:
Paul Ricœur, a prominent French philosopher, utilized the concept of "as if" to explore the relationship between language and reality. In his examination of metaphors, he proposed that they function as "as if" statements, allowing language to transcend literal meanings and reveal deeper truths about human experience. This perspective suggests that metaphors create a "surplus of meaning," which in turn leads to a "surplus of being," enriching our understanding of existence.

Text:
“These deaths are voiceless!
Here we are, in silent failure, in the inability to bear human imperfection and contain its contradictions.
What I come to do is a staging that performs punishment as an act of redemption.
It is a deception!
The theater of annihilation”

The action supports the initiative "Art Against Capital Punishment", organized by Ex OPG in Naples on November 2, 2024.
Music, text and concept: Antonio Raia
Running time: 15′
Napoli, 2024