Sayak Valencia rejects labels and creates a work without gender

The writer and philosopher Sayak Valencia (Tijuana, 1980) returns to the literary scene with a work that challenges both literary conventions and social prejudices. Adrift’s Book: (Indigo)published by the publishing house U-Tópicas, questions the limits of the categories that define people and the mechanisms that restrict their freedom.

Any space that destabilizes the alienating structures that we carry within is welcome, especially if it leads us to conflict, since this is not an obstacle, but an engine of change, a tool to undo what has been imposed and build new possibilities.noted the author in an interview with The Day.

The text has no gender, and this lack of definition is intentional, since it is a political and aesthetic act, a rejection of literary labels that also challenges the categories of sex. Fragmented writing emerges as a constant interrogation that confronts the reader with their own preconceptions.

In the narrative, symbolic characters are evoked such as La Muerta, La Othra and El Detective, who travel through a space marked by three colors: red, blue and indigo. These tones not only represent genres, but also reflect the tension and possibilities of their transgression.

The detective is a character trans that challenges traditional masculinities. Sayak Valencia described him as sensitive and introspective, a lively criticism of stereotypes that limit and pigeonhole him.

This character also becomes a reflection of the complexities and contradictions inherent to every identity, by challenging the performativity imposed by a society that restricts the autonomy of bodies.indicated the author.

Indigo, alliance between the masculine and the feminine

The title of the book, inspired by a verse by the Spanish writer and translator Menchú Gutiérrez, proposes indigo as an alliance between the masculine and the feminine, a metaphor that suggests a break with prejudices and a search for social justice.

I thought of indigo as a way to imagine a more just society, where these alliances can transform the establishedValencia explained. In this context, indigo It is a color, but, furthermore, it is a declaration, a cry that calls for unity and rebellion..

Beyond its narrative, the book includes a multisensory component: a kind of soundtrack that accompanies reading. Sayak Valencia highlighted that music is not an addition, but rather an integral piece of the experience that amplifies the emotions and meanings of the text. Each fragment finds resonance in a melody that enriches the reading experience.

In a global context where people’s rights trans are under attack, the poet and essayist also stressed the urgency of her work.

“This book comes at a critical time to remember that people trans They are as complex and rich in inner worlds as any cisgender person. “I do not avoid criticism of the system, but I embrace it and propose alternatives that arise from reflection and aesthetics.”

Sara Uribe, along with María Salgado, is one of the prologue writers of Adrift’s Book: (Indigo)a work that he described as “a writing that is going away from itself, becoming outdoors, ‘outside’ of the genre, and incites disobedience. What makes a novel a novel? Can a poem be a poem? “For a man to be a man?”

For his part, Sayak Valencia highlighted that “this book is an invitation to question the structures that have taught us to see each other as strangers. My goal is for readers to confront their own prejudices and question what we consider ‘normal’.

When writing, I wanted to open spaces of freedom. There is no single path to being yourself and this publication is a reflection of that desire for multiplicity that encompasses all aspects of our life.