Criação de lendas como alegoria para acontecimentos marcantes da pandemia

Abstract

This project aims to create visual representations of five allegorical characters that symbolize significant events and phenomena of the COVID-19 pandemic on a global scale, including Fake news, fanaticism, population armament, deforestation, and denialism. Specifically, the focus of this work is directed towards the Brazilian context, utilizing these figures as tools for awareness and political intervention, while promoting popular cultural expression. The characters and their representations are approached in a comedic and/or critical manner through narratives based on legends, that seek to explain the origin of these events through fantastical contexts. The stories were presented in the format of animation, adopting an audiovisual and popular approach to attract the audience. The central issue of this work is to analyze how the creation of these characters and the approach to these events can draw attention to the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and how they can contribute to raising awareness among people about these relevant issues.