A perspectiva ecossistêmica da imagem: aplicação do método iconológico e iconográfico nas fotos do Coletivo Fotografa Parintins

Abstract

This study proposed the investigation of visual communication through digital photographic analyzes of the Coletivo Fotografa Parintins, inserted in the municipality of Parintins, in the state of Amazonas, from the study of photography as an object of research in communication from the perspective of communicational ecosystems, line of research by the Post-Graduate Program in Communication Sciences (PPGCCom) at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), relating communication and photographic image, establishing a connection from technical procedures and language to the content produced in the images. The main objective investigated photography as an object of research in communication, identifying the socio-cultural aspects of the photographs of the ‘Coletivo Fotografa Parintins’, from the perspective of communicational ecosystems. The specific objectives highlighted: i) The elaboration of the communicational ecosystem of photography; ii) Analysis of eight photographs of the ‘Coletivo Fotografa Parintins’ referring to the first exhibition, one chosen from each essay by the author / photographer of the image, using the method of iconography and iconology; iii) Based on the data of the analyzed photographic content, the communicative processes of the image were discussed, identifying the socio-cultural aspects. The themes of the analyzes were highlighted from photomontage, landscape and nature photography, photo essay, work, social rite (wedding) and photojournalism, all representative of the municipality of Parintins. The results of the analyzes indicated that the iconographic aspects of photographic productions start from the ideologies of their authors and the strong attachment to the place in which they are inserted, since the characteristics and photographic style come from their intellectual backgrounds. Based on the social aspects of photography, according to the iconological interpretative analysis, it was found that the social issues experienced by the population and the social tensions of everyday life could be discussed according to the theme of each image and it was understood that no matter how much the tensions diverse and present in the daily life of the population of Parintinense, they always seek to overcome them by teaching and learning each day with work, art and culture, usually exported away from the city in search of opportunities, those who take root there try to maintain their origins and ensure survival.