{"id":2409,"date":"2024-10-23T12:41:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano8\/en\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2024-10-28T10:49:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T13:49:08","slug":"patients-of-the-pequeno-principe-transform-recyclable-materials-into-works-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newsano8\/en\/9\/patients-of-the-pequeno-principe-transform-recyclable-materials-into-works-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients of the Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe transform recyclable materials into works of art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A different movement has taken over Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital in recent months. Medicine boxes, styrofoam, bottle caps and other recyclable materials that would previously have gone to waste have become raw material for plastic arts workshops that invite patients to represent their superpowers. Led by four renowned visual artists \u2013 Andr\u00e9 Mendes, K\u00e1tia Horn, Rom\u00e3 Rettamozo and Ver\u00f4nica Fukuda, coordinated by art educator Elisa Cordeiro Brito \u2013, the children and adolescents unleashed their creativity, reflecting on their superpowers, such as the ability to overcome and cope with the moment of hospitalization they were experiencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each artist proposed a unique approach: K\u00e1tia Horn suggested creating magical helmets made from medicine boxes, representing superpowers; Andr\u00e9 Mendes used the technique of \u201cisoporgravura<\/em>\u201d, engraving on styrofoam, focusing on the superpowers of nature; Ver\u00f4nica Fukuda encouraged children and adolescents to create characters with an emphasis on the eyes, highlighting empathy as a superpower; and Rom\u00e3 Rettamozo encouraged the kids to produce armor and bracelets, as a result of the process of self-reflection and self-knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supported by several companies through the Cultural Incentive Law, the Magic Box Project (Caixa M\u00e1gica<\/em>, in Portuguese) is one of Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe\u2019s initiatives to transform the period of hospitalization into a moment of sociocultural inclusion for its young patients and their families. \u201cIn addition to health, we are a hospital that guarantees rights to boys and girls who need our care. In this sense, education and culture are fundamental pillars of our work, as we believe in and practice a broader concept that understands health as a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not just as the absence of disease,\u201d emphasizes the institution\u2019s executive director, Ety Cristina Forte Carneiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, more than 20 cultural projects are underway at the Hospital, providing children with access to different artistic languages, such as theater, music, visual arts, cinema, literature, among others. \u201cThe vast majority of children we serve through the Brazilian Public Health System [SUS] do not have the opportunity to attend cultural spaces in their realities. With these initiatives, we show each of them the magical universe and the power of art, which touches dimensions that cannot be reached by medical practice. Dimensions that are capable of mobilizing feelings and desires to do, belong and transform. The power of art is a great ally of health,\u201d argues Ety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An exhibition at Caixa Cultural in Curitiba, which will be on display until November 24, will conclude the Caixa M\u00e1gica Project and present to the community the works created by patients during the workshops held at the Hospital. In addition to the pieces created by the children, each artist responsible for the workshops will exhibit a piece made exclusively for the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition is also receiving guided tours of students from public schools, creating yet another opportunity for young people to connect with the world of art and the redefinition of recyclable materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supported by Caixa Cultural de Curitiba, the project is sponsored by the companies Per\u00f3xidos do Brasil<\/em>, Brother, Wap Lavadoras<\/em>, Grupo Bagattoli<\/em>, Scherer, Terex Corporation, Verx Tecnologia<\/em>, Transportadora Mat\u00e3o<\/em> and Dem\u00f3bile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culture Incentive Law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the Culture Incentive Law (Rouanet Law), companies taxed on real profits can allocate up to 4% of their Due Income Tax to cultural projects. In addition to the scientifically proven health benefits, at Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital cultural activities help to reduce social inequality, democratizing access to culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support cultural projects developed at Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe, please access here<\/a>.<\/strong> This modality is only available for companies or individuals who declare Income Tax in Brazil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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