Midiartivism in pipa time: music, poetry and art in favor of social activism

Abstract

This paper aims to present a theoretical and conceptual discussion about the phenomenon of midiartivism, a neologism formed by the words media, art and activism, which can be translated as any action or initiative that uses expressions in art and media resources in favor of a cause, always social and political, when it exposes problems and priorities of a certain group or community. For this reason, the paper performs a critical reading of the audiovisual and poetic narrative, Tempo de Pipa, by Breno Silva, a member of art and media collectives working on the outskirts of Salvador, Bahia. The video is illustrative of a midiartivist action, since it is a product resulting from the participation of several artists closely linked to artistic collectives created in recent years in the most diverse peripheries throughout Brazil, in addition to being the result of the collaborative work and the associativism that integrates artists, themselves, marked by minority traces and by their commitment to against hegemonic productions that inspire resistance, insurgence, dissent and transformation.