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AESTHETICS OF THE INVISIBLE AND ANDROGYNY: THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SYMBOLIC UNIT OF BELONGING AS A REFLECTION FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

ESTÉTICA DO INVISÍVEL E ANDROGINIA: A DISSOLUÇÃO DA UNIDADE SIMBÓLICA DE PERTENCIMENTO COMO REFLEXÃO À EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA

ABSTRACT

The interest in conducting this study stems from the visibility that non-binary individuals acquire in different spaces, including in artistic manifestations that invite one to dialogue. An example is the event “Visible Bodies Multilanguage Exhibition: Art and Diversity”, which promoted a public debate around the theme. It included a photographic exhibition entitled “Aesthetics of the Invisible”, from which we selected two images to be interpreted, discussing some senses linked to their compositions: “Ensaio disfarce para o fim do mundo” and “Meu corpo criação”, henceforth referred to as “Disguised Rehearsal for the End of the World” and “My Creation Body”, respectively. The method is inspired on the anthropology of image. It requires that interpretation goes beyond the content of the photographs to encompass aspects tied to their production and exhibition. Results show that both images overcome the authoritarian discourse, representing individuals who refuse to submit themselves to current identity processes. They express a mode of suffering that is translated into a symptom by the dissolution of the symbolic unit of belonging. The elements that constitute them evoke notions of divinity, power, resistance and transformation. In addition to changing subjectivities, the photographs illuminate the rise of a new paradigm that defies conventions and brings about changes in different fields, especially in those that act directly on the body.

Keywords:
Physical Education; Androgynous body; Photograph

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