Curly roots: afro-capillary ecosystem in the creative process in visual arts

• Grant number: 22/09445-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: December 01, 2022
• End date: March 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Art Fundamentals and Criticism
• Principal Investigator: Gilberto Alexandre Sobrinho
• Grantee: Helen Santos Aguiar
• Host Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project intends to investigate the relationship between curly hair (hairstyles) and environment (location, climate and culture), through the production of artistic works and academic research, in visual arts, in the context of art contemporary. The starting point of this study is the conjunction between bibliographic studies and a (self) reflection about the artist's creative process, wich takes place at the intersection between hair and the black community, which results in a understanding of this relationship as a specific ecosystem.