Deixa ela em paz: mulheres artistas e experiências coletivas

Abstract

This research investigated the relationship between the Deixa Ela Em Paz collective, public space, activism, and feminism within the field of visual arts. The cartographic method was adopted, enabling the continuous construction and reconstruction of the investigative process, along with procedures such as systematic bibliographic review, documentary research, semi-structured interviews, and the analysis and synthesis of the collected material. Public spaces were understood as political arenas where art, driven by feminism and activism, emerges as a tool for imagination, transformation, and transgression. To theoretically support this research, concepts of feminist art, public art, and activist art guided the analysis of the collective's practices, with contributions from authors such as Britto (2017), Darke (1988), Gago (2020), Giunta (2019), Massey (1994), Pollock (1988), and Revely (2022). The study adopted a feminist framework that informs all methodological decisions, without, however, overshadowing other equally significant issues. The actions of Deixa Ela Em Paz, by occupying and redefining urban spaces, reaffirm art as a political territory and a collective practice capable of challenging hegemonic narratives and proposing new horizons for social transformation. This research seeked not only to address a gap in studies on contemporary artistic collectives with a feminist perspective but also to foster reflections on the potential of art as a tool for resistance and collective creation.