O carimbó e a representação da imagem para a salvaguarda do patrimônio cultural imaterial

Abstract

This research aims to study the cultural manifestation of Carimbó paraense, Brazilian Intangible Cultural Heritage, a title granted in 2014 by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN). Since before the patrimonialization process until today, they started as actions to safeguard culture, which today count on the contribution of sectors of society, independent movements, social groups and associates that collaborate for the dissemination and valorization of this heritage. In this process, the use of imagery resources is intensified - photography, video and audiovisual production - which start to serve as instruments of representation of Carimbó's heritage, both by the communities that own the property and by institutions endowed with the power of legitimation. Therefore, this dissertation intends to analyze how the carimbozeiras communities represent themselves and are represented through the use of the image, in the preservation and safeguarding of the intangible heritage of Carimbó. For this, the forms of use of imaging technologies by the holders of the heritage property were investigated, identifying the agreements and conflicts that exist between the community and institutions, regarding the definition of what Carimbó represents. The polyphonic character of the narratives was considered, the discourses of power and the notion of truth of and in the carimbó were evaluated on the representation of this heritage among communities, in relation to society and before the State. Still, observing some semantic possibilities of the image, such as materialization of cultural heritage and artifact, memorial record and place of memory, subsidy for cultural policy and market product. They are sent as narratives and speeches by members of the carimbozeiro movement, gathered in an episodic collection from informal dialogues and introduced openly that take into account the importance they give to the technological resources of the image, as memorial records to safeguard intangible heritage cultural.