Estallido corporal de 2021 en Colombia

Abstract

This research reflects on Colombia's 2021 social uprising from the perspective of artistic studies, employing the junctural analysis methodology proposed by Hugo Zemelman and Herbert De Souza to examine the bodily movements and artistic practices that emerged during this period. The investigation structures the uprising into three bodily mo(ve)ments: In crescendo, Descenso, and Reducción, tracing how mobilized Colombian youth experienced a process of political subjectivation through predominantly spontaneous repertoires. Through testimonies from the Transfeminist Marikón Resistance Front and experiences in the Barbukana percussion ensemble, the study demonstrates that artistic practices transcended the mere "embellishment" of protest to become disruptive exercises of political praxis where spontaneity functioned as a creative moment. The work concludes that during this conjuncture, a field of possibilities opened for the democratization of artistic production. It proposes continuing to conceptualize the body as a political laboratory from a symbiotic perspective that emphasizes the defense of life in all its forms, overcoming frameworks of war, androcentrism, and cis-normative gender production.