El autorretrato fotográfico como herramienta educativa para la construcción de la mirada en la adolescencia

Abstract

ABSTRACT Photography, as an easy and accessible mean for teenagers and young people, results to be an efficient tool in Artistic Education Research. In the case of self-portrait, the construction of the point of view starts from a greater individual control, that results in more conscious and coherent visual messages. The photographic self-portrait is the origin, mean and goal of this research. Therefore we establish a relation between photographic self-portraits: some from well known artists, others from the participants of the practical experiences, and those that I made myself as a researcher, artist and teacher. The self-portrait images organization is made along the lines of the Artistic Research Methodology in Education, with instruments and techniques that allow establishing independent visual statements. The photographic self-portraits of well known artists, supply the keys we need to establish the initial guidelines in the theoretical frame, which then will be implemented in empirical experiences in different contexts. The theoretical frame consists of three main parts: photographic tool, shooting methods in the photographic self-portrait and subjects or concepts of self-portrait. In this research we analyze the possibilities of photographic self-portrait with teenagers in formal contexts of artistic education, such as schools and art schools in Spain and Argentina; but also with young people in a context of visual literacy in Villas Miseria, Argentina, and in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria; and in a day care center for boys and girls with disabilities. The self-portrait pictures made by the participants in the empirical experiences are collected in visual charts as conclusions according to the proposed theoretical frame. In this way we can prove that photographic self-portrait is an effective educational tool in the art education contexts, using a specific strategic model like the one suggested, that allows controlling the process and the visual results of the investigation.