INTERSECTIONAL PUBLIC DIALOGUES: urban art in the Recôncavo of Bahia

Abstract

Located in the Recôncavo da Bahia region, the city of Cachoeira has a unique history in the relations of struggle for political and imaginary existence, since its decisive participation in the struggles for political emancipation in Brazil to the constant resistance of the black population that survives the inheritance of slavery. Since 2017, we have noticed the emergence of graffiti that put into circulation narratives and imaginations associated with the recognition of women's singularities and potencies, overcoming male oppression, relationships between the female body and nature and between the woman's body and various ancestry linked to Afro-Brazilian religions, which have also taken digital social networks, expanding the possibilities of meaning, such as the asparedesdocahlfalam profile, on Instagram. Here, we will explore the political-communicative dimension of the artistic expressiveness of the city's writing practices, relating it to the conditions of possibilities of invention, encounter and cultural historical contexts.