El cuerpo como territorio: Cartografía y dibujo desde las tres pieles

Abstract

This article analyses drawing as a means of communication, knowledge and production of subjectivity, placing it beyond its traditional representational function. From a perspective situated between art and education, the research conceives the act of drawing as an experience of subjectivation and proposes the body as a graphic territory and space for intra-action. The study is part of arts-based educational research and uses artistic methodologies focused on drawing as a tool for research and analysis. To this end, artistic-educational experiences are developed with 3rd year Compulsory Secondary Education students in La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain), aimed at constructing identity narratives from shared corporeality. The proposal is structured around three actions that address the so-called three skins —socio-cultural, identity and collective— inspired by Hundertwasser. The results demonstrate the potential of drawing to activate critical, bodily and relational processes in educational contexts.