Resumo:
It is known that the space-time of the contemporary city is fast, requires dynamism in the tight pace of many tasks and, often, experiencing the city and its public spaces are in the background. Starting from this disturbing prerogative, for this research, it is the study of the affective relationship of city dwellers with the public space – a place of experiences and events – from urban artistic interventions. To do so, a closer look will be drawn from the flâneur's exquisite lenses, directing us to the enjoyment and appreciation of the public space. The proposition of the epistemological abstraction of the skin of the city and body-city with the contribution of authors, in addition to supporting the understanding of the phenomenon of urban communication, through an anthropological vision, anchored in the concept of a polyphonic city, deduces that art crystallizes and it can transform, in certain contexts and with certain frequency, social relations and urban experiences, mobilizing drifts for models of citizen awareness for affects in sociability and urban vivacity. The methodology is based on walking ethnography, field research, participant observation, semi-structured interviews and qualitative analysis. Epistemologically, the research is supported by Jan Gehl, Massimo Canevacci, Yi-Fu Tuan, Jean-Paul Thibaud, Baudelaire, Benjamin and other authors. The research concerns an interdisciplinary path with an approach in discussions about the right to the city, culture, development and society.
