All tracks were written, arranged, produced, and mixed by Giovanni Fusco, Alessandro Pascolo
Lyrics and vocals by Valeria Rocco
Mastering by Giovanni Versari
Artwork by Giulia Ballabio
Valeria Rocco's "Per non aver commesso il fatto", latest release by Zacinto Edizioni (Biblion, 2024), unravels as a poetic inquiry into legacy, culpability, and silence.
The book unfolds through twenty untitled poems, structured as fragments of a narrative trial, where the boundaries between accuser and accused dissolve, leaving the reader to navigate a labyrinth of testimonies and reflections. At its heart, the collection delves into the subterranean layers of lineage and exclusion, drawing connections between the remnants of archaic laws and the echoes they leave in contemporary realities. The poems trace a symbolic excavation, unearthing structures of patriarchal power that have perpetuated cycles of silencing and erasure. In exploring these inherited dynamics, Valeria Rocco crafts a narrative where the boundaries between what is remembered and what is repressed dissolve, inviting the reader into an unsettling interplay of presence and absence. The language of the work is marked by its ability to shift between precision and abstraction, mirroring the instability of the concepts it interrogates. Legalistic tones emerge only to be dismantled, as if the very architecture of justice is being deconstructed before the reader’s eyes. This linguistic tension amplifies the sense of disorientation, suggesting that clarity itself can be a tool of power and its disruption, an act of resistance. Thematically, the collection centers on the violence inscribed onto bodies and histories, focusing particularly on the ways women’s narratives are shaped, distorted, or erased by systems of control. The final moments of the book confront this violence with unflinching intensity, opening a space for reckoning that transcends the individual, implicating the collective in its demand for reflection and action.
The experiential dimension of the text has already been expanded through a spoken-word album, written and produced by Giovanni Fusco and Alessandro Pascolo. This interdisciplinary project transforms the intimate immediacy of the page into a communal auditory encounter, inviting listeners to engage with its themes of memory, trauma, and resistance in a shared space. "Per non aver commesso il fatto" ultimately stands as a profound exploration of the fractures within justice, language, and history, creating a landscape where silence and voice intertwine in a powerful, disquieting harmony.