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O Homem Bicho e as Criaturas Esquisitas - Um contributo para as narrativas visuais sobre saúde mental
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Esta dissertação investiga de que forma a banda desenhada pode
ser utilizada como meio expressivo para traduzir experiências
subjetivas associadas à psicose, com um foco particular no
isolamento social e nas suas implicações emocionais. Partindo
da criação autoral da obra O Homem Bicho e as Criaturas
Esquisitas, o projeto alia a prática artística à investigação teórica,
com o objetivo de promover empatia e compreensão em torno da
saúde mental.
A metodologia adotada foi de natureza qualitativa e incluiu uma
revisão da literatura nas áreas da psicologia, design e
comunicação visual, a análise de estudos de caso de obras
gráficas que abordam o sofrimento psíquico e a condução de
entrevistas semiestruturadas com uma psicóloga clínica e uma
artista de banda desenhada. Estes dados permitiram fundamentar
as decisões narrativas e visuais da obra, nomeadamente a
utilização simbólica da cor, a fragmentação do “eu” em
personagens internas e a construção de metáforas visuais para
estados mentais alterados.
A análise crítica conduzida por uma especialista em saúde
mental validou a pertinência ética e estética do projeto,
destacando o seu contributo para a humanização da psicose e
para a construção de uma linguagem visual acessível e
emocionalmente ressonante. O trabalho reforça, assim, o
potencial da banda desenhada como ferramenta de comunicação,
educação e sensibilização sobre questões de saúde mental.
This dissertation explores how comics can be used as an expressive medium to convey subjective experiences related to psychosis, with a particular focus on social isolation and its emotional implications. Based on the authorial creation of the graphic novel O Homem Bicho e as Criaturas Esquisitas, the project combines artistic practice with theoretical research, aiming to foster empathy and understanding around mental health. A qualitative methodology was adopted, including a literature review in the fields of psychology, design, and visual communication, the analysis of case studies involving graphic works that address psychological suffering, and semi-structured interviews with a clinical psychologist and a comic book artist. These data supported key narrative and visual choices in the work, such as the symbolic use of colour, the fragmentation of the “self” into internal characters, and the construction of visual metaphors for altered mental states. The critical analysis carried out by a mental health professional validated the ethical and aesthetic relevance of the project, highlighting its contribution to the humanisation of psychosis and to the development of an accessible and emotionally resonant visual language. The work confirms the potential of comics as a tool for communication, education, and awareness in the field of mental health.
This dissertation explores how comics can be used as an expressive medium to convey subjective experiences related to psychosis, with a particular focus on social isolation and its emotional implications. Based on the authorial creation of the graphic novel O Homem Bicho e as Criaturas Esquisitas, the project combines artistic practice with theoretical research, aiming to foster empathy and understanding around mental health. A qualitative methodology was adopted, including a literature review in the fields of psychology, design, and visual communication, the analysis of case studies involving graphic works that address psychological suffering, and semi-structured interviews with a clinical psychologist and a comic book artist. These data supported key narrative and visual choices in the work, such as the symbolic use of colour, the fragmentation of the “self” into internal characters, and the construction of visual metaphors for altered mental states. The critical analysis carried out by a mental health professional validated the ethical and aesthetic relevance of the project, highlighting its contribution to the humanisation of psychosis and to the development of an accessible and emotionally resonant visual language. The work confirms the potential of comics as a tool for communication, education, and awareness in the field of mental health.
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Saúde mental Psicose Narrativa visual Ilustração Banda desenhada