A cidade como suporte: os desafios e as possibilidades de preservação do grafite no Distrito Federal

Abstract

As a city designed and planned from the outset, Brasília boasts unique characteristics that make it a landmark endowed with authenticity. For this reason, the Plano Piloto Urban Complex was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. That same year, the Federal District Government established regulations for its preservation, which were corroborated by the National Historical and Artistic Institute of Brazil. In this context, this thesis examines, from a preservation perspective, the challenges of public and urban art known as graffiti in a modernist, planned, and controlled capital with high aesthetic and functional rigidity. It reflects on how graffiti, intrinsically subversive and innovative, interacts with the institutional planning of public administration, specifically the Federal Districfs Secretariai of Culture. To this end, methodologically, interviews were conducted with 10 graffiti artists from the Federal District, seeking to understand their perceptions on the preservation of graffiti, covering topics such as physical permanence, ephemerality, documentation, and public policies for promotion and encouragement. Through the voices of the graffiti artists, the research enabled the study of Solutions for the preservation of graffiti works and the development of a systematized digital platform for the Federal District.