Experience as a form of knowledge

Methodological proposal for artistic creation from dialogue and performance

Abstract

Through direct testimonies, this text highlights the value of experience in production of arising knowledges, through research-creation processes in performance art. The stories relate to involved art linked to marginality, precariousness, and homelessness. The questioned performer uses the body artistically to point out sociopolitical problems in Latin American cities, through actions underlying the artist's thought. The declarations impact the conception of humanistic judgments of popular culture used in current art. To reinforce a conceptual story, an illustrator directly observes the performer, explains and strengthens his testimonies with drawings, that take advantage of an alternative language and exploits the discursive power of image.