Pablo Sermar - LETANÍAS

“Un periplo por la locura, la violencia y el erotismo”

Desire and eroticism are shaped by the structure of the system, meaning our sexual relations are filtered through this systemic philosophy. As a result, we practice the kind of sex that aligns with what those in power want. This makes sex a political tool, one that can challenge normativity. Expressing non-normative sexuality, especially when patriarchy disavows pleasure, becomes a form of resistance that can disrupt the system.

In his book Erotism, Georges Bataille states that the terrain of eroticism is "essentially the field of violence, the field of rape." Violated cruelty is erotic because of its representation of a beauty that borders on destruction or is driven towards it. Venus is followed by Eve, who, in turn, introduces the idea of the fall—original sin, guilt, and temptation. "Eros" is implied with a certain violence, with repressed bestial impulses that return in their purest form when sexual relations take place. And it is in the torments of passion that this violent and dark side is reborn.

In Bataille's words, "It is because we are human, and because we live in the grim prospect of death, that we know the exasperated and desperate violence of eroticism.”

Eroticism and violence mix in the depths of art to broadcast a sensation in fashion, full of references to sexual liberty, such as The Swing by Fragonard, or the mere representation of the devil in human form—all at the expense of presenting the repressed exoticism of humanity.

El deseo y erotismo está extremadamente condicionado por la estructura del sis- tema, la forma en la que practicamos nuestras relaciones sexuales está totalmente filtrada por esta filosofía sistémica y, por lo tanto, el sexo que practicamos es el que ellos quieren que practiquemos. Así bien, el sexo es un arma política que se puede emplear en contra de la normatividad, la violencia explícita de comunicar una sexualidad no normativa es la clave para el derrumbamiento del sistema, sobre todo, cuando el placer se ve renegado al patriarcado.

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Desire and eroticism is extremely conditioned by the structure of the system, the way in which we practice our sexual relations is totally filtered by this systemic philosophy and, therefore, the sex we practice is the one they want us to practice. Thus, sex is a political weapon that can be used against normativity, the explicit violence of communicating a non-normative sexuality is the key to the collapse of the system, especially when pleasure is denied to the patriarchy.

A Venus le sigue Eva que a su vez introduce enseguida la idea de la caída, el pecado original, la idea de la culpa y la tentación. El “Eros” está implicado con una cierta violencia, con los impulsos bestiales reprimidos que retornan en su más pura forma cuando se mantienen relaciones sexuales. Y es cuando en los tormentos de la pasión renace ese lado violento y oscuro.

En palabras de Bataille “Es debido a que somos humanos y a que vivimos en la sombría perspectiva de la muerte, el que conozcamos la violencia exasperada y desesperada del erotismo”. Igual que Thanos en la cultura griega, el erotismo en el imaginario de Bataille se encuentra fuertemente vinculado con la muerte y en occidente se ha entendido siempre el eros como un lugar no exclusivamente de placer, sino donde la violencia también tiene cabida.

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Venus is followed by Eve, who in turn introduces the idea of the fall, original sin, the idea of guilt and temptation. Eros" is implied with a certain violence, with the repressed bestial impulses that return in their purest form when sexual relations take place. And it is when in the torments of passion that this violent and dark side is reborn.
In Bataille's words, "It is because we are human, and because we live in the grim prospect of death, that we know the exasperated and desperate violence of eroticism." Like Thanos in Greek culture, eroticism in Bataille's imaginary is strongly linked to death and in the West eros has always been understood as a place not exclusively of pleasure, but where violence also has a place.