María Zambrano says that the clearing in the forest is a center that is not always accessible. For her, the clearing is not an empty space but an opening in the dense forest, and its light is opaque, never fully revealing its essence. More than light, the clearing is a place of shadow, a light that belongs to the twilight. We could say that this forest clearing represents the deep intimacy of the human being. There is a longing in every person to be understood and accepted, to be loved, after all. This need is postponed time and again because opportunities for intimacy are becoming increasingly rare—because we want to be loved for who we are, and that can only happen in intimacy. It is becoming harder and harder to cultivate intimacy due to the false sense of security that superficiality provides, the absence of physical presence, desire that fades before it is even fully formed, or the fear of loss. When the spaces where intimacy can emerge never appear or disappear, what do we do with the impossibility of intimacy, and where does this lack lead us? What happens to possible worlds if we are unable to share them? How do we imagine fragility if there is no space or time for it?

Sara Torres and Roy Galán will engage in a conversation around these questions and other issues related to intimacy and its political potential for transformation.

Sara Torres (Gijón, 1991). With her novel Lo que hay (2022), she received the Libreros Revelation Award in 2022. Her theoretical and creative work focuses on analyzing desire, the body, and discourse through a feminist and interdisciplinary critical framework that intertwines psychoanalysis, new materialisms, and queer studies. She holds a PhD from Queen Mary University of London, with a thesis titled The Lesbian Text: Fetish, Fantasy and Queer Becomings.

Roy Galán (Tenerife, 1980). He holds a degree in Law from La Laguna University. He trained at the Canarian School of Literary Creation, where he later became an assistant professor. He has published six young adult books with Penguin Random House and a horror audiobook, Las moscas mansas, on the Storytel platform. He has been a regular contributor for years to various media outlets, including La Sexta, Radio Nacional de España, Radio 3, Radio 4, and Televisión Canaria. He is currently studying for a degree in Philosophy at La Laguna University.

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