‘Asi: Trabalhando com o espírito invisível
Resumo
Em 1993, Wolfgramm se referiu ao clímax da faiva (performance artística tonganesa)1 como 'asi (a presença do invisível). Esse espírito de expressão artística é um agente às vezes identificado quando os povos da Oceania trabalham juntos para levar os projetos artísticos à sua apoteose. Com base na ideia do espírito invisível que energiza e dá agência ao trabalho artístico, este artigo discute as ocorrências que surgem quando os jovens da Oceania colaboram artisticamente, baseando-se em valores de sua herança cultural para criar faivas significativas. Com base em meu estudo de doutorado de 2022 "Asi - The Presence of the Unseen" (Asi - A Presença do Invisível), o artigo analisa como, em um grupo de alunos do ensino médio da Nova Zelândia com idades entre 10 e 18 anos, o 'asi trouxe um poderoso espírito de pertencimento que deu recursos à sua prática artística. A pesquisa propôs que o 'asi identificável no auge de uma performance artística também pode ser discernível antes e depois de tal evento, além de ser um recurso para a energia da prática artística como um todo. A pesquisa considerou um projeto co-criado chamado Lila. Ele foi desenvolvido por uma equipe de alunos que combinaram talentos e experiências para produzir uma faiva contemporânea para apresentação em 2019. Para entender o 'asi, o projeto se baseou nas reflexões dos alunos, na experiência dos pesquisadores e em entrevistas com líderes contemporâneos da juventude da Oceania, que discutiram a natureza e a agência do 'asi como um fenômeno que pode servir de recurso para a prática artística. A importância do projeto de pesquisa está em sua contribuição para uma compreensão distinta do 'asi, de modo que possamos identificar e considerar sua potencial agência para fomentar a criatividade e o pertencimento dentro do desenvolvimento e do desempenho de práticas artísticas contemporâneas entre os jovens da Oceania.
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