Vol. 16 No. 31 (2020): Thematic Edition: Colonialism and neocolonialism in Africa and Latin America

This thematic edition "Colonialism and neocolonialism in Latin America and Africa" aims to contribute to the deepening of the debate on the multiple manifestations arising from the processes of colonial and neocolonial domination in the areas of philosophy, political science, history, geography, arts, literature, epistemology , sociology, among others.

Edition Artist

Luciana Benetti Marques Valio is a postdoctoral fellow in Visual Arts. His artistic work consists of the human / nature relationship. The natural environment of daily trips is its raw material. "Not everything that glitters is gold" is an urban intervention that appropriates natural elements found in everyday life. Seeds, fruits and shells are collected as part of the activity of observing the surroundings. Such elements go through the gold leafing process and are returned to the place of origin. The act of leafing through them refers to the meaning of gold as protection and purity. In addition, gold symbolizes a new skin for the Earth. Thus, the artist seeks another way of considering the elements of nature, emphasizing their transforming potential. In this photo essay, the individuality of each natural element that has been reframed is valued.