Experimentación estética Inocencia/Barbarie con el Juego de Carnaval y la actividad militar infantil, como crítica visual a prácticas sociales contemporáneas

Abstract

War is a global problem that has expanded to involve children. Countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia have seen thousands of child soldiers in the ranks of paramilitary groups, removed from a childhood where it is possible to live through play, deprived of their innocence. In this context, we propose to construct a visual artistic critique of social manifestations of cruelty, starting from the Carnival Game (as a veiled form of symbolic violence) and child military activity, through an aesthetic experiment based on the relationship between Innocence and Barbarism. From left to right, a mixed scenario is proposed, with a transition from children playing carnival to others in the midst of war rubble. Carnival elements are transformed, through visual metaphors, into real weapons. A gloomy atmosphere is created in which the children take on gray tones, typical of lifeless bodies, and what is a festive scene is sinisterly transformed into an act of violence. Through this contrast between play and war, a sinister aesthetic experience is created, inviting the viewer to reflect and question.