Thinking on cartographies in a research between communication, art, and the city

Abstract

In this paper I weave reflections on perspectives that have been guiding my thesis research in Communication about (with) street artists in Rio de Janeiro. The focus in their practices proposes to think of them as producers of potent, albeit ephemeral, metamorphoses in urban space. I base myself on cartographic perspectives, allied to a sociology of everyday life, to act and reflect about the field, in order to follow the actors in their street knowledge. It’s possible to notice that street artists develop an affective and sensible knowledge acquired in their journeys and performances in the city, in order to intervene and convoke their audiences, in moments of “being together with” (MAFFESOLI, 1988). I believe that this knowledge can also be useful and guide the paths of the cartographer