Vivencias poéticas del cuerpo: intervención artística con personas en situación de calle en Belém/PA, Brasil

Abstract

This article exposes an understanding of the experiences related to the conscious corporal processes of individuals who due to their respective social, psychological and economic condition, make the street their living place. To capture the significance and senses of these experiences, we utilize artistic resources as mediators of expressivity and for the manifestation of subjectivity.

The work contains a transdisciplinary design focused on a qualitative exploratory approach which includes psychology, anthropology, and the transcending of artistic borders. The research was conducted in 2016 at Centro de Referência Especializado para População em Situação de Rua (POP Center), with the objective of understanding how artistic practices affect those which attended the center. Participating in this interventive study were approximatley 10 to 15 individuals, mostly men between the ages of 20-55 years old. As a result of the obtained studies, a mobility in the state of mind of the participants was observed, which manifested in a relaxed sense of calmness and joy.