The contradictions of (self-) representation

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the problem of (self-) representation in indigenous audiovisual production from a critical perspective. Although in principle it is possible to think of an autonomous and "pure" representation of the indigenous, our hypothesis here has to do with the concept of the white-ness and the presence of pre-existing forms of audiovisual aesthetics and narrative. The idea of an indigenous person who represents themselves from an apparent purity seems to dissolve in the mediation of hegemonic forms of construction of identity. The text does not pretend to make an exhaustive analysis of the audiovisual representation of indigeneity, this escapes our possibilities, but rather to think about the paradoxes that are hidden behind the idea of purity in the audiovisual representation and the need to recognize ourselves as a hybrid nation beyond the place of enunciation.