Latin American Borders on the Lookout: Recreating borders through art in the Mercosul
Résumé
This text offers a focus on the ways contemporary local artists and art promoters have put borders at the core of their endeavors over the last decade. I suggest that this outburst of creativity could be seen a precursory sign of a switch in regional border narratives. Creative actors cannot be considered to be representative of their fellow citizens, but they have the power to express their representations in a way that possesses a strong power of conveyance. I have chosen to focus on the emergence of border concerns and art projects at the heart of the continent, analyzing how the Mercosul Biennial in Porto Alegre, Brazil, has contributed to this process. A first section dedicated to contextualizing the status of borders in Latin American spatial imaginaries. It is followed by an examination of the recent emergence of borders within the Biennial do Mercosur exhibitions. The final section analyzes Marina Camargo's work, a young Brazilian artist who displayed an installation entitled "Tratado de Limites" (Borders Treaty)
Analyse de l'imaginaire des frontières en Amérique Latine à l'aune de l'évolution des oeuvres proposées à la Biennale du Mercosul de Porto Alegre, Brésil. Illustration par l'installation d'une jeune artiste brésilienne, Marina Camargo intitulée "Tratado de Limites" (traité frontalier), qui permet de mettre en lumière une méthodologie pour la compréhension des oeuvres d'art contemporain qui se déploient sur les frontières
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