Visual essay: On the Banks of the River Lençóis-BA
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https://doi.org/10.33871/sensorium.2026.13.11217Keywords:
Autohistória, Rio Lençóis, Lavadeiras, Ensaio VisualAbstract
This visual essay investigates the relationship between body, territory and memory, articulating practices of self-history as a form of feminist and decolonial resistance. The research is developed based on performances, body paintings and installations, rescuing ancestral gestures and proposing imaginative processes for the future.Downloads
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