Hori Aesthetics and Philosophy

Innovation and Brazilian Culture in Search of a New Decolonial Epistemology for a Post-Pandemic World

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https://doi.org/10.35699/2238-2046.2025.52838

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Anthropophagic Decolonialism, Brazilian Art, Cultural Innovation, covid-19 pandemic, Hori Aesthetics

Abstract

The “Art and Innovation in Times of Pandemic” (AITP) project emerged in response to the global COVID-19 crisis, demonstrating the resilience of the Brazilian academic and artistic community. This article investigates how the crisis spurred innovations in Brazilian artistic and cultural practices, reconfiguring art as a means of resistance and social transformation. Using the theoretical lenses of anthropophagic decolonialism and Hori aesthetics, this study examines how these practices address the cultural and social repercussions of the pandemic. Anthropophagic decolonialism, inspired by Oswald de Andrade’s modernist anthropophagy, proposes the critical assimilation of external cultural influences to create an authentically Brazilian cultural expression. Hori aesthetics, based on Amazonian indigenous practices, redefine art as a holistic practice intertwining the spiritual, communal, and ecological. AITP incorporates artistic practices that reflect these concepts, demonstrating the capacity of art to respond to cultural and social crises.

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2025-01-31

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Vol. 15 No. 33 (2025): Jan-abril

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Hori Aesthetics and Philosophy: Innovation and Brazilian Culture in Search of a New Decolonial Epistemology for a Post-Pandemic World. PÓS: Journal of the Arts Postgraduation Program at EBA/UFMG, Belo Horizonte, v. 15, n. 33, p. 360–389, 2025. DOI: 10.35699/2238-2046.2025.52838. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistapos/article/view/52838. Acesso em: 25 dec. 2025.