Escultura em espaços públicos: uma proposta para a cidade de Campo Grande - MS

Abstract

This Final Course Work (TCC) in Visual Arts from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul aims to create sculptures inserted in public spaces or open areas, reflecting the state of the soul/psyche of the visual artist when in a state of depression during the act of creating. The artistically chosen form of expression is sculpture, in this specific case, for the city of Campo Grande/MS. Since depression is a psychic state of emptiness and disconnection from the real world, I researched artists/sculptors around the world who work in public spaces with the notion of “emptiness”. As a result, I developed a proposal for a sculpture for the Parque das Nações Indígenas, near the main lake, where a human sculptural representation walks on a very narrow board, referring to the tightrope walker, that human being who is always on the edge and focused on not falling. To this end, I use my own life experience, as someone who lives with depression, to expose this uncomfortable and necessary topic for reflection in society through art.