Além do tempo : entre a fotografia e a especulação de futuros possíveis

Abstract

This work proposes the creation of a photobook as a narrative medium for a visual investigation that uses Afrofuturism as its aesthetic and conceptual foundation. The research explores striking elements of this concept, such as the predominance of the color blue, associated with temporality, transcendence, and futurity, and the science fiction atmosphere, which enables speculations and reimaginings of possible futures. The photobook, as a medium, allows for the construction of a sequential narrative where images take center stage, creating a visual flow that guides the viewer through layers of meaning. The photographic production is set within the university space, an environment historically marked by the exclusion of Black bodies and narratives. Through the organization and editing of images, the project seeks to reinterpret this space, using aesthetics linked to the Afrofuturist concept to question the presence of Black individuals in academia and propose new forms of existence, occupation, and transformation.