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Rejeitorio... : videoinstalação interativa acerca do impacto humano recente sobre o rio São Francisco
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O rio São Francisco consiste em um dos mais importantes do Brasil: passa por cinco estados e fornece água para diversos territórios do semiárido nordestino, assegurando a sobrevivência dos seres humanos, flora e fauna. Ao longo do tempo, esse rio tem sido constantemente degradado pelas ações humanas, de tal forma que estudiosos vislumbram que este se encaminha para o seu inexorável fim. O resultado dessas atuações era cada vez mais preocupante a longo prazo, mas um evento trágico acelerou seu processo de degradação: o rompimento de uma barragem em Brumadinho (MG), no ano de 2019, que contaminou com rejeitos a porção mineira do rio e ameaçou alastrar-se pela parte nordestina. Tristemente, nem todas as pessoas têm sido conscientes do nosso papel devastador sobre o rio, por isso a pergunta que orientou essa investigação foi: que possível artefacto poderia levar o público a refletir sobre o quanto as ações humanas estão cooperando para a iminente destruição do rio São Francisco?. Como objetivo geral nos propusemos a desenvolver uma videoinstalação mediada pela tecnologia digital que conduzisse o público à reflexão do quanto as atitudes da nossa espécie têm contribuído para a aniquilação do São Francisco, mormente após a catástrofe em Brumadinho, bem como meditar sobre esse artefacto durante o texto. Dentre as metodologias empregadas, quanto à abordagem, a pesquisa tem base qualitativa; quanto aos procedimentos, se seguiu a investigaçãoo bibliográfica e a documental. A principal metodologia utilizada foi a Pesquisa Baseada na Prática, pois o pilar central do estudo foi a criação de um artefacto de cunho original e toda a investigação tratou de questões pertinentes a ele em alguma medida. Este, consiste em uma videoinstalação mediada pela tecnologia digital e conta com duas versões, denominadas Rejeitorio (2019) e Rejeitorio: A peleja do homem contra o rio (2019-2023). Os resultados desta investigação foram demonstrados através dessa criação artística e tanto o significado quanto seu contexto foram descritos neste trabalho. Ao que tudo indica, o artefacto reúne aspectos que fazem dele pioneiro na área da Média-Arte Digital e espera-se que este possa contribuir na defesa do rio São Francisco.
The São Francisco River is one of the most important in Brazil: it passes through five states and supplies water to several territories in the semi-arid Northeast, ensuring the survival of human beings, flora and fauna. Over time, this river has been constantly degraded by human actions, to such an extent that scholars foresee that it is heading towards its inexorable end. The result of these actions was increasingly worrying in the long term, but a tragic event accelerated its degradation process: the rupture of a dam in Brumadinho (MG), in 2019, which contaminated the Minas Gerais portion of the river in the Southeastern region with waste and threatened to spread to the Northeast. Sadly, most people have not been aware of our devastating role on the river, so the question that served as a guide to this investigation was: what possible artifact could lead the public to reflect on how much human actions are cooperating to the imminent destruction of the São Francisco River? As a main objective, we proposed to develop a video installation mediated by digital technology that would lead the public to reflect on how much the attitudes of our species have contributed to the annihilation of the São Francisco river, especially after the catastrophe in Brumadinho, as well as to meditate on this artifact during the text. As to the approach, among the methodologies used, the research has a qualitative basis; regarding the procedures, bibliographical and documentary research was followed. The main methodology used by Practice-Based Research, as a central pillar of the study, was the creation of an original artifact and all research addressed issues pertinent to it to some extent. It consists of a video installation mediated by digital technology and has two versions: “Rejeitorio” (2019) and “Rejeitorio”: The battle of man against a river (2019-2023). The results of this investigation were demonstrated through this artistic creation and both the meaning and its context were described in this work. Apparently, the artifact brings together aspects that make it a pioneer in the area of Digital Media Art and it is expected that it can contribute to the defense of the São Francisco River.
The São Francisco River is one of the most important in Brazil: it passes through five states and supplies water to several territories in the semi-arid Northeast, ensuring the survival of human beings, flora and fauna. Over time, this river has been constantly degraded by human actions, to such an extent that scholars foresee that it is heading towards its inexorable end. The result of these actions was increasingly worrying in the long term, but a tragic event accelerated its degradation process: the rupture of a dam in Brumadinho (MG), in 2019, which contaminated the Minas Gerais portion of the river in the Southeastern region with waste and threatened to spread to the Northeast. Sadly, most people have not been aware of our devastating role on the river, so the question that served as a guide to this investigation was: what possible artifact could lead the public to reflect on how much human actions are cooperating to the imminent destruction of the São Francisco River? As a main objective, we proposed to develop a video installation mediated by digital technology that would lead the public to reflect on how much the attitudes of our species have contributed to the annihilation of the São Francisco river, especially after the catastrophe in Brumadinho, as well as to meditate on this artifact during the text. As to the approach, among the methodologies used, the research has a qualitative basis; regarding the procedures, bibliographical and documentary research was followed. The main methodology used by Practice-Based Research, as a central pillar of the study, was the creation of an original artifact and all research addressed issues pertinent to it to some extent. It consists of a video installation mediated by digital technology and has two versions: “Rejeitorio” (2019) and “Rejeitorio”: The battle of man against a river (2019-2023). The results of this investigation were demonstrated through this artistic creation and both the meaning and its context were described in this work. Apparently, the artifact brings together aspects that make it a pioneer in the area of Digital Media Art and it is expected that it can contribute to the defense of the São Francisco River.
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Tese de Doutoramento em Média-Arte Digital em associação com a Universidade do Algarve, apresentada à Universidade Aberta
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Media-arte Videoinstalação Instalação interativa Animação Rio São Francisco Media art Video installation Interactive installation Animation São Francisco River