Arte relacional na Amazônia estudo sobre a ação BarcoR – Estética Tocantina

Abstract

This research aims to re ect on the BarcoR – Estética Tocantina (BoatR – Tocantins Aesthetics) project from the perspective of a relational art, about the life of Amazonian riverside workers on the Tocantins river in the Marabá area – Pará State. We attempted to grasp into the intercultural relations among boatmen and visual artists (from the town of Marabá and São Paulo City), which established an ongoing dialogue in building an image that could express their region, this small spot in the micro-region of Marabá. this is a case study that raised critical reflections on local reality; valued cultural assets, tangible and intangible actions of boatmen and artists involved; it has brought new meanings for and into the life of the place