Artivismo como ferramenta de transformação da psique colonial brasileira

Abstract

Based not only on Cultural Complexes' theory conceived by Singer and Kimbles (2004), but also on C. G. Jung's theory of complexes, this dissertation investigates how the narratives evoked by the art activism of artists Camila Schindler, Ianah Maia, Lina Herrera (Nativa Ilustra) and Yacunã Tuxá addresses what we refer here as the colonial complex (Boff, 2016; Boechat, 2018). As this is exploratory qualitative research, the methodology used is based on the analytical sensitivity of intersectionality (Akotirene, 2019), localized knowledges (Haraway, 2009) and the decolonial methodology proposed by María Lugones (2018), which values the coalition of knowledges and commitment to 'subjugated' knowledges. The dissertation brings Analytical Psychology into the arena of contemporary debates in an attempt to broaden the discussion between individual-group-society in the light of the theory of Cultural Complexes and broaden discussions involving Art, Psychology and Politics. That being said, the second chapter of this dissertation is dedicated to explaining how the dialogue between psyche and culture occurs and, in what way, artivism would be acting as an archetypal defense of group spirit.The third chapter delves deeper into the relationship between psyche-image-art presented in the second chapter to argue in favor of visual interventions in the territory. In the fourth chapter of this dissertation, I discuss the four multi-artists who are openly feminist, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-LGBTphobic, deeply committed to environmental preservation, and who embody decolonial expressions in their work. Some of the aspects found in the works were: a commitment to the recovery of pre-colonial memories and ways of life; the location of whiteness as an enemy to be fought; the break with stereotyped images that imprison non-white women in dehumanizing narratives; concern for environmental preservation and the climate crisis; the valorization and protagonism of non-white women in the preservation and valorization of the territories addressed. I would venture to say here that artworks are making an appeal to the collective consciousness, revealing that there is no future in the unilateral, normative and dehumanizing narratives of coloniality. ; In order for our planet to have a future, it is imperative that we embrace and celebrate the diversity in bodies (trans, intersex), sexualities, and ancestral wisdom. Some factors that limited this research were: the lack of dialogue with the artists and the absence of localized bibliographic references.