Bonecas feias: brincando (para resistir) com padrões do corpo

Abstract

By means of experimentations with sewing, I make objects using the sewing machine directly - without sketches or sewing patterns - or by hand, I construct unique dolls, with bodies devoid of cultural patterns, and which avoid aspects that are stereotypical, gender related or aesthetic and, thus, they become potent poetic possibilities. In addition to these creations, I carry out actions / workshops for different publics where I propose the creation of Ugly Dolls, noting that this ironic name for the dolls is strategic. In this process and through play, issues arise regarding self-image, self-expression and uncertainties about cultural patterns of the body in the context of contemporary society.