Seven drawing letters for a cosmocenic city

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Abstract

In this article, I report on the process of creating seven drawing letters that I created for Sobral (CE), my hometown and research field for my doctoral research in Performing Arts (PPGAC-UFBA), titled “Cosmographies of a Scenic City: Art, Magic, and Nature in a Time Capsule”. These letters were created using mixed techniques and different materials and represent a visual correspondence with the elements of nature, celestial bodies and events: water, earth, air and fire, the sun and the moon, culminating in a total eclipse. The investigation is situated within the field of Artistic Practice as Research (PaR), in dialogue with cartographic approaches, walking and displacement practices, and the critique of creative processes. These letters are both inspirations and constituent parts of a piece that accompanied the development of my thesis in an interwoven manner, connecting art, creation and research.  Keywords: Drawing letters; Creative process; Scene and city; Arts research; Sobral-CE.

Author Biography

Sávio Farias, Universidade Regional do Cariri; Universidader Federal da Bahia

Professor do Departamento de Teatro da Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA). Doutorando e Mestre em Artes Cênicas (PPGAC-UFBA). Especialista em Estudos Contemporâneos em Dança (PPGDança-UFBA). Licenciado e Bacharel em Teatro (UFPB).

Published

2025-08-07