Potenciación simbólica en propuesta visual contemporánea para la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento social de la mujer Shuar

Abstract

In the current processes of international gender equality and women's empowerment, the ethnic and cultural groups that are less represented and with seats or pockets of resistance, may be the slowest to advance. In this context, we proposed to contribute to gender equality and social empowerment of Shuar women, through a deeply symbolic contemporary pictorial series, in the format of a triptych, as a contribution to a path in which we already recognize some progress in Ecuador. Our work guides the viewer through a symbolic journey that represents three moments of challenge and resilience faced by Shuar women. First the confrontation with ingrained gender stereotypes, unfavorable to the community. Then the struggle that represents resilience and the search for equity. Finally, the rebirth, which represents the notion of overcoming, triumph and happiness achieved through empowerment. The work was possible after an investigation in which the ethnographic experience of the artist himself prevails, who searched for and selected the tools aimed at understanding and treating the problem in acrylic on canvas. The resulting experience transcends mere artistic expression, seeking also to become an instrument of social change. It aims to contribute to update ways of thinking in tune with the social advances of the country, to promote solidarity with women and their dignity in the world of work.