Permanecer no efêmero: a pixação em Maceió e seus rastros de afeto na cidade

Abstract

Pixação has a significant representation in the city of Maceió. Even though the movement is more recognized in the country's large cities, there are elements that make pixo in Maceió have its own characteristics and meaning in the imagination of the people of Maceio. These writings remains over time both on the walls and in memory, creating a relationship of affection that goes beyond the limits of the urban space and awakens feelings both in those responsible for the pixo and in those who experience the city, leaving traces wherever they go. Over the years of research, nine crews that are most active in Maceió were identified, as well as the direct relationship between the strength of the movement and Instagram, the social network that makes tags and protests even more visible. In the same way, sometimes, the population itself uses the artifice of pixo to claim their protests. As is the case with residents of neighborhoods affected by the landslide caused by the Braskem company, who write their names on the facades of their old houses in search of justice and also to remain, in some way, in the homes from which they were removed. And as a way of recording movement, the photography join the discussion between memory and trace, but even without it, the tags and phrases written around the city are part of the construction of affective memories between us and Maceió.